FEEDER-GRINDER FOR FIBER FEEDS FORMED INTO ROLLS Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: agricultural engineering, in particular, feed grinding equipment. SUBSTANCE: feeder-grinder has grinding drums and longitudinal chain-and-plate conveyor, which are mounted inside hopper. Chain-and-plate conveyor is pivotally fixed at its one side and is spring- loaded at its other side and connected to roll retainer by means of lever. Rear part of hopper bottom is inclined toward transverse (discharge) conveyor. EFFECT: uniform distribution of feeds from rolls and reduced power consumption. 1 dwg