APPARATUS FOR REMOVING SNOW BY MELTING Russian patent published in 2018 - IPC E01H5/08 E01H5/10 

FIELD: machine building.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to an apparatus for removing snow through melting that can melt snow suctioned by a snow suction means into water. Apparatus for removing snow comprises a snow suction means that includes a stirring part that forcibly crushes and stirs external snow and a suction part that forcibly suctions the snow that is stirred in the stirring part. Apparatus includes a water spray means that sprays water into the suction part to melt the snow suctioned by the snow suction means. Apparatus also includes a storage that stores the water into which the snow is melted by the water spray means, and a heating means that is located below the storage and applies heat to the water stored in the storage. Heated water in the storage part is pumped and supplied to the water spray means. Water spray means includes a conduit configured to connect the storage with the snow suction means, a pump installed in the conduit, and a hopper, one end of which branches off to the conduit and into which snow is fed from the snow suction means. Spray means also includes a Venturi tube, in which the cross-section of the inner channel narrows to a smaller cross-section than the cross-section of each of the inlet and outlet.

EFFECT: higher energy efficiency.

11 cl, 7 dwg