Patent ID: 6152078
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
Feedstuff metering device, of the type which has a body of the metering device connected at the top to a pipe provided with a conveyor device, carrying the feedstuff from a centralized system of storage silos, and wherein said body has an inner cover adjustable in position to vary the volume of the feedstuff receiving space in order to vary the measured quantity of feedstuff, and a rotatable rod to effect the blocking and unblocking of the inner cover, characterized in that the metering device is provided with a detachable upper cover for maintenance, cleaning and disinfection, drive means for rotating said rod between said blocking and unblocking positions, and an intermediate engagement and disengagement device for selectively connecting and disconnecting said drive means to said rod for disabling, as required, the discharge of a specific feeder of a battery of feeders.