Patent ID: 6293225
Filing Date: 2001-09-25
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
An automatic fodder dispenser, comprising:a receptacle (1) having an inside, an outside, a back wall and a bottom with an outlet opening (2) having a top and a bottom, and a closing mechanism (3) activateable from outside the dispenser, for selectively closing said outlet opening top and said outlet opening bottom, said closing mechanism being shiftable between an upper position closing the outlet opening bottom and allowing a quantity of fodder to enter a space defined in the closing mechanism, and a lower position closing the outlet opening top and opening the outlet opening bottom whereby fodder in said space is allowed to pass through said outlet opening bottom, the closing mechanism (3) including an oblique top plate (11) with a back edge (19), slidingly engaging against the inner side of the back wall (5) when the closing mechanism (3) is shifted between said first and said second positions, said top plate (11) being inclined relative to the back wall (5) in the receptacle (1) at an angle (v1), said angle (v1) changing as said closing mechanism is shifted from said first position to said second position.