INSTALLATION FOR PREPARATION OF SNOW MASS FOR MELTING Russian patent published in 2009 - IPC E01H5/10 

FIELD: transportation.

SUBSTANCE: installation for preparation of snow mass for melting comprises receiving hopper with movable grate made of horizontal drive shafts. Shafts installed parallel to direction of hopper loading are arranged with hummers rigidly fixed on them and installed pairwise with creation of blocks. One shaft via elastic coupling is connected with motor-reducer, and the other shaft is connected with it by gears installed inside transfer case arranged in one-piece body from the other end of shafts. Frame common for every block in its lower part is arranged in the form of pipe with ribs that create seats with double-sided wedge surfaces and installed in prismatic grooves common for the whole installation of two beams, and also every block is installed with the possibility of vertical displacement.

EFFECT: increased reliability and durability during operation of installation, increased throughput capacity of movable grate.

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