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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 12, 1999
Device for distributing materials in bulk with a rotary chute having a variable angle of inclination
Emile Lonardi, Bascharage, LU;
Giovanni Cimenti, Fentange, LU;
Paul Wurth S.A., Luxembourg, LU;
Abstract
A device for distributing materials in bulk comprises a first rotor (,) and a second rotor (,). The first rotor (,) carries two suspension bearings (,) in which a distribution chute (,) is suspended so that it can pivot about a substantially horizontal axis. A gear transmission (,), carried by the first rotor (,), includes an input shaft (,) and an output shaft (,). The input shaft is provided with a pinion (,) which meshes with an annular gear (,) of the second rotor (,). The output shaft of the transmission is parallel to the pivoting axis of the chute (,) and incorporates two cranks (,). The chute (,) is provided with a pivoting lever (,) at the level of each of its two suspension bearings (,). Each of these two pivoting levers (,) is symmetrically connected to one of the two cranks (,) of the gear transmission (,) by a connecting rod (,).