LOOSE MATERIAL HOPPER Russian patent published in 2000 - IPC

FIELD: storage and dispensing of difficult-to-flow materials. SUBSTANCE: proposed hopper has bridge breaker made in form of horizontal shaft with inclined disks fitted on. Shaft is made hollow, in form of tube, and is furnished with drive. Disks provided with crank members are installed for vibrating in direction of shaft axis under action of additional drive. The latter consists of pulley, shaft, pair of bevel gears with axle eccentrically fitted on one of gears. This gear is connected by connecting rod with crank members of disks. Bridge breaker provides unloading of material from hopper at minimum consumption of energy for stimulating flow of material. EFFECT: facilitated discharge of material. 3 dwg