DOSED FEED DISPENSING APPARATUS Russian patent published in 1999 - IPC

FIELD: farm and complex mechanization, in particular, devices for dosed distribution of feeds into individual animal feeders. SUBSTANCE: feed dispensing apparatus has hopper mounted on mobile frame and provided with mixer. Hopper has discharge augers disposed at its both sides and enclosed in housings. Continuous feed dispensing device mounted on discharge chute is provided with spring-biased gate having lever with roller engageable with stops fixed on feeding machine partition wall. Feed dispensing apparatus has auxiliary auger drive end switch. Continuous feed dispensing device has vessel suspended on springs and telescopically connected with discharge branch pipe. Vessel is engageable with auxiliary auger drive end switch through stop. Gate lever is made double-armed to prevent feed from being dispensed into open vessel and is mounted so as to engage stop button of end switch the moment feed is supplied into open vessel. EFFECT: increased efficiency, reduced labor intensity by eliminating stops at individual animal feeders during feed dispensing. 3 dwg