HOPPER FOR LOOSE MATERIALS Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: different industries; storage and dispensing of difficult-to-flow materials. SUBSTANCE: proposed hopper for loose materials is provided with bridge breaker made in form of horizontal shaft with disks secured on shaft with tilting. Each disk is made so that profile of its projection onto plane perpendicular to shaft has the form of equilateral curvilinear triangle with convex sides. Hollow shaft is connected with rotation drive by means of one-stage planetary reduction gear. EFFECT: facilitated unloading of material. 2 dwg