DISCHARGE APPARATUS FOR GRAIN DRYER Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: drying equipment used in agriculture and other branches of industry. SUBSTANCE: apparatus has row of funnels having lower discharge openings, and chute located under funnels and provided with scraper-type working tool, side walls and shelves. Each shelf is fixed under funnel discharge opening and is positioned in spaced relation with respect to adjacent shelf. Apparatus is further equipped with gate block provided with device for longitudinal displacement of said block. Each gate is positioned above working tool so that its working edge is movable within the zone of discharge opening of associated funnel. Such construction allows capacity of discharge apparatus to be continuously controlled without switching it off by changing volumes of grain portions discharged by scraper-type working tool from below funnel discharge openings. EFFECT: simplified construction and increased efficiency. 7 cl, 4 dwg