APPARATUS FOR DOSED DISPENSING OF BULK FEEDS Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: agricultural engineering, in particular, equipment for dispensing bulk feeds to cattle. SUBSTANCE: apparatus has charging hopper with guiding housing, charging and discharge windows arranged in hopper bottom. Dosing screw with cells is installed in hopper bottom between charging and discharge windows. Discharge window is arranged at an angle of 180 deg in horizontal plane with respect to charging window. Dosing control and drive unit has drive gear 7, revolution counter and engine. Dosing disk is made in the form of tooth gear engageable with gear of drive having engine and revolution counter. Transmission ratio of tooth gear is equal to number of dosing cells in disk. Agitator is positioned above charging window on dosing disk shaft. EFFECT: simplified construction and increased dosing precision. 3 dwg