FEED PRESSING APPARATUS

• Main Authors: ANTONOV N.M, KRAVCHENKO V.G, SMIRNOV V.L, SOROKIN V.I, MATJUSHEV V.V
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 27.07.2000
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: AGRICULTURE; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; APPARATUS FOR PREPARING ANIMAL FEEDING- STUFFS; DEVICES FOR STORING AGRICULTURAL OR HORTICULTURAL PRODUCE; FISHING; FOODS OR FOODSTUFFS; FORESTRY; HAY OR STRAW PRESSES; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HUNTING; MACHINES OR APPARATUS FOR TREATING HARVESTED FRUIT, VEGETABLESOR FLOWER BULBS IN BULK, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; PEELING VEGETABLES OR FRUIT IN BULK; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PRESSES; PRESSES IN GENERAL; PROCESSING OF HARVESTED PRODUCE; THEIR TREATMENT, NOT COVERED BY OTHER CLASSES; TRANSPORTING; TRAPPING

agricultural production. SUBSTANCE: apparatus for dehydrating, pressing and packing of green-cut fodder plants has screw press with feeding hopper, horizontal console-type auger, extraction cylinder housing with conical narrowed part, and density regulating mechanism having movable perforated cylinder with variable-volume chamber. Replaceable container retainer is attached to cylinder housing. Container is adapted for packing pressed material. Apparatus is further provided with gate extending perpendicular to auger axis, and hydraulic drive for synchronized displacement of cylinder, variable-volume chamber and gate. EFFECT: improved quality of pressed material. 3 dwg