Poultry feeder having sequential control
US4355596A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 7, 1980 |
| Grant date | Oct 26, 1982 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 7, 2000 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA01K39/01
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
There is disclosed a system for conveying feed to a plurality of groups of animals such as poultry. The system includes a feed conveying apparatus associated with each group of animals for conveying feed to each group of animals, a feed supply connected in common to all of the feed conveying apparatus for supplying feed thereto, and a control for sequentially operating the conveying apparatus one at a time. As a result, any number of animal groups may be fed even though the feed supply may have a limited feed supply rate capacity.
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