WEIGH DOSING FEED DISPENSER Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: animal farming. SUBSTANCE: feed dispenser has mobile frame 1, hopper 2 mounted on frame 1, and mixer 3 mounted inside hopper 2. Discharge augers 6 enclosed in housings 5 are positioned at both sides of hopper 2. Dosers fixed on auger discharge ends are made in the form of funnels 9 provided with gate and roller 14 cooperating with feeler 15 mounted on feeder 16, and sweeper fixed in lower part of auger 5 on surface of housing 6. Each doser is mounted on four spring-loaded members 10 and is engageable through thrust positioned on outer side of housing 6 of discharge auger 5 with end switch of its drive. Gate is connected to roller 14 through lever. Blade for dosed dispension of feed is positioned on end of discharge auger 5. Sweeper is fixed adjacent to gate of doser funnel 9. Each auger is made telescopic, and its working length may be changed by spring mounted within auger housing. Measurement of feed doses by weighing allows precision of dosage to be increased by 1.5-2 times as compared to volumetric measurement of feed doses. EFFECT: increased efficiency, simplified construction and enhanced reliability in operation. 6 dwg