FERTILIZER DISTRIBUTOR Russian patent published in 2004 - IPC

FIELD: agricultural engineering.

SUBSTANCE: invention can be used for application of loose materials, particularly, mineral fertilizers. Proposed distributor has hopper, and turnable housing made in form of hollow cylinder with feed apertures located at angle to housing generating line. Wire spirals with left-hand and right-hand hand of helix are installed inside housings to provide delivery of material in opposite sides. Spirals are cantilever-mounted on shaft. Drive of spirals consists of shaft installed on bearing supports and chain drive. Drive is arranged between spirals. Rods are secured inside working parts of spirals at angle to generating line of housings.

EFFECT: increased capacity and decreased stratification of mixture of fertilizers into components in process of distribution.

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