Feed conveyor
US5784996A · kind A · utility
Assignee
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 4, 1996 |
| Grant date | Jul 28, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 4, 2016 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G19/22
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A feed conveyor for delivering feed to poultry cages, floor animals or the like includes a continuous trough member for holding the feed; a continuous spring element which is disposed within and throughout the trough member, and a driving mechanism which moves the spring element along the trough member to move the feed through the trough member to deliver the feed to the poultry cages, floor animals or the like. The spring element is a substantially planar, tortuous member, which is made of a suitable material such as high tensile steel, and which is disposed in a lower portion of the trough member. Preferably, the spring element lays along the bottom of a generally flat-bottomed trough member. The driving mechanism, which may take the form of a mechanically driven sprocket, moves the spring element along the bottom of and through the trough member to move the feed through the trough member to the various poultry cages, floor animals or the like.
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