LOOSE MATERIAL STORAGE HOPPER Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: load lifting facilities. SUBSTANCE: loose material storage hopper has housing with bottom provided with discharge holes, bridge breaker including rod with working members in form of knives on ends designed for cleaning the bottom, and rod moving mechanism. Rod moving mechanism has hermetically sealed case installed for reciprocating under action of drive along horizontal guide mounted between opposite walls of hopper housing. Rod is arranged in hopper housing by its middle part with provision of longitudinal displacement under action of drive found in above-indicated case. EFFECT: provision of effective cleaning of hopper at its unloading. 3 cl, 4 dwg