APPARATUS FOR REMOVAL OF MANURE FROM UNDER SLATTED FLOOR Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: agricultural engineering. SUBSTANCE: apparatus has longitudinal manure channels, carriages positioned in longitudinal channels for reciprocating relative to transverse channel. Carriages have side walls, bottom, front and rear rotating scrapers and reversal mechanism connected by means of pulling device and stops to drive station. Carriage bottom is made in the form of set of paired plates rotating in vertical plane in zone adjoining transverse channel. Carriage reversal mechanism is made in the form of horizontal frame connected at its one end to rear scraper. Scraper is connected through flexible tie-rod to rocker arm. Axes of rotation of rear scraper and rocker arm are arranged in carriage lower part. EFFECT: simplified construction and increased efficiency. 3 cl, 8 dwg