Patent ID: 6241451
Filing Date: 2001-06-05
Classification: F16H

Abstract:
A distributor apparatus for spreading materials, said apparatus comprising:a container having a first and a second end and a first and a second side, said container defining an opening for the reception therein of the materials;said container defining an outlet for the movement therethrough of the materials;a distributing device disposed in a vicinity of said outlet, said distributing device being pivotally secured to said container about a pivotal axis;said distributing device further including:a frame;a driven means rotatably secured to said frame for ejecting the materials from said container;driving means for rotating said driven means such that the materials are moved from said container through said outlet for distribution by said driven means;a drive for driving said driving means;a guide for guiding said driving means between said driven means and said drive, the arrangement being such that an approximate sum of a distance travelled by said driving means around said drive to said driven means plus a further distance travelled by said driving means from said guide to said drive remains constant when said distributing device is pivoted from a first location adjacent to said container to a second location of said distributing device away from said container so that slack of said driving means is minimized during pivoting of said distributing device between said locations;said guide and said driven means being rotatable about an axis and a further axis of rotation respectively, said axis of said guide being spaced from and at a constant distance relative to said further axis of said driven means; andsaid axis of said guide and said further axis of said driven means moving about a common pivotal axis which is disposed between and spaced relative to said axis of said guide and said further axis of said driven means.