Machine for the spreading of material in granular and powder form
US4175705A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 3, 1977 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01C15/006
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A machine for spreading material in granular and powder form which comprises a hopper-shaped supply container and a distributing mechanism receptive of material from the container for spreading same during movement of the machine. The container has inwardly and downwardly extending walls, wherein the upper edge of the rear container wall, when the machine is in the loading position and untilted, has a distance from the ground which is smaller than the minimum distance from the ground to the edge of a dump body of a transport vehicle when the dump body is in the tilted position. The front container wall and the side container walls each include an upwardly extending prolongation connected thereto. The prolongations of the side container walls adjoin the prolongation of the front container wall.
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