Litter screening and separating apparatus
US4897183A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 10, 1987 |
| Grant date | Jan 30, 1990 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 10, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB07B1/10
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A litter screening and separating apparatus including a storage compartment arranged for towed movement, a loader structure affixed at one end of the storage compartment for picking up encrusted litter material from floors of chicken houses, a conveyor including a pair of chains for moving the encrusted litter from the loading structure to the storage compartment, a baffle plate adjacent and beneath the conveyor chain for preventing contamination of the conveyor chain from the material stored in the storage compartment, a plurality of loading panels arranged between the pair of chains and being replaceably affixed thereto, and vibrator rollers adjacent the pair of chains for engagement with projections on spaced links of each chain for vibrating the loading panels. The loading panels may be of solid panel construction or of expanded metal, depending upon the type of litter being picked up and the method of use of the apparatus.
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