DE20303470U1 - Unit with a storage container for transferring medicaments and additives into a transport line comprises a rotating stirrer and an output slit in the container bottom, above a rotating brush - Google Patents

Abstract

The unit for transferring medicaments and additives in controllable amounts into a transport line comprises: (1) a rotating stirrer with a horizontal cross member (8) and vertical end sections above the floor (4) of a storage container (1); and (2) an output slit (5) in the container bottom, above a rotating brush.

Description

IBO-Stalltechnik GmbH, Ostring 26, 46348 Raesfeld "Fine dosing system for medicines and additives"

The innovation relates to a fine dosing device for medication

elements and additives with a storage container and a discharge device to transfer the dosed quantity into a transport line.

Dry feed fine dosers are used in agricultural animal

in breeding operations to add medication, feed additives, minerals and vitamin preparations to the feed fed to the feed troughs. In the current state of the art, such fine dosing devices work with a storage container, in the lower part of which a conveyor screw is provided, which, depending on

The material in the storage container is dosed at a constant speed and released into a transport line which leads to the individual feeding troughs.

In practice it has been found that the conveyor belt

Fine dosing units that work quickly are very susceptible to failure and, in particular, they become clogged very easily, so that the conveying capacity of the screw conveyor varies despite a constant speed drive and speed control.

A fine dosing control can be used to achieve a continuous control of the dosing, but the dosing quantity suffers from the susceptibility of the conveyor screw to contamination.

The innovation is based on the task of creating a fine dosing device

for medicines and additives, in which the disadvantages of the prior art are avoided and a dispensing device is proposed with which a constant, metered dispensing is possible, while avoiding the risk of contamination.

This task underlying the innovation is solved by a fine dosing device that has a stirring blade above the bottom of the storage container, with a discharge slot provided in the bottom of the storage container. A rotary brush is provided below this discharge slot.

and below the brush there is a discharge opening for transferring the material removed from the discharge slot by the brush into the transport line.

This innovative training ensures that the

Brush serves as a discharge element from the storage container and, to the surprise of experts, it was found that such a brush does not become dirty or clogged even with the most sticky goods, so that a consistent discharge performance is achieved even with sensitive goods.

the brush is accessible.

According to the innovation, the bristles of the brush are designed to mesh with the edges of the discharge slot, thus constantly cleaning themselves and at the same time cleaning the edges of the

Brush the discharge slot free.

Above the bottom, the arranged agitator blade has a cross arm and vertical flanges at the ends, whereby these vertical flanges are bent relative to the longitudinal axis of the cross arm.

angled, so that a conveying effect occurs here.

An example of the innovation is explained below using the drawing. The drawing shows in

Fig. 1 a plan view of the bottom of the storage

holder, in

Fig. 2 in section the agitator blade and in

Fig. 3 the formation of the floor below the fore-

storage container.

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In the drawing, 1 generally designates a storage container, the bottom 4 of which is clearly visible. In the middle of the storage container there is a rotary-driven agitator blade 2, which is driven by a motor 11. The agitator blade has a cross arm 8, which has vertical flanges 9 at its ends.

and 10, whereby, as shown in Fig. 1, the vertical flanges 9 and 10 are angled relative to the longitudinal axis of the cross arm 8.

In the bottom 4 of the storage container 1, a discharge slot 5 is provided

A brush 3 is arranged below this discharge slot and is driven by a motor 12 with the interposition of a corresponding coupling 14. The brush 3 is driven in a speed-controlled manner so that the discharge quantity can be determined in this way.

Fig. 1 shows that the bristles of the brush 3 comb along the edges 6 and 7 of the discharge slot 5 and thereby clean themselves on the one hand, and on the other hand prevent the discharge slot from becoming clogged, so that this double

Effect: Depending on the set speed, the contents of the storage container 1 can be precisely metered as required.

Claims (4)

1. Fine dosing device for medicines and additives with a storage container ( 1 ) and a discharge device for transferring the dosed amount into a transport line, characterized by an agitator blade ( 2 ) above the bottom ( 4 ) of the storage container ( 1 ), a discharge slot ( 5 ) in the bottom ( 4 ) of the storage container ( 1 ), a rotary-driven brush ( 3 ) below the discharge slot ( 5 ) and a discharge opening formed below the brush ( 3 ) for transferring the material taken by the brush ( 3 ) from the discharge slot ( 5 ) into the transport line. 2. Fine dosing device according to claim 1, characterized in that the bristles of the brush ( 3 ) mesh with the edge ( 6 , 7 ) of the discharge slot ( 5 ). 3. Fine dosing device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the agitator blade ( 2 ) has a transverse arm ( 8 ) and terminal vertical flanges ( 9 , 10 ). 4. Fine dosing device according to claim 3, characterized in that the vertical flanges ( 9 , 10 ) are angled relative to the longitudinal axis of the cross arm ( 8 ).