SELF-CHARGING FEEDER Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC A01K5/00 

FIELD: agricultural engineering.

SUBSTANCE: feeder has feeding hopper mounted on vehicle and equipped with grinder, mixing and discharging conveyors, intake device provided with rake grid and mounted for rotation in vertical plane by means of lifting mechanism. Intake device is mounted on vertical guide. Upper end of guide has flexure with radius of 0.9-1.0 m, said flexure leading from site arranged at height making 2/3 the height of hopper in direction of the latter. Guide is rigidly fixed on crank platform independent relative to hopper for joining therewith by means of joining mechanism.

EFFECT: reduced cost of animal products.

4 cl, 3 dwg