Patent ID: 6626128
Filing Date: 2003-09-30
Classification: A01K

Abstract:
A feed dosing and regulating system for troughs, comprising:a body, at least two outer rods, including at least a first rod and a second rod, a pair of first vertical levers, wherein one end of the first rod is joined to one of the pair of first vertical levers and the other end of the first rod is joined to the other of the first pair of vertical levers; a pair of second vertical levers, wherein one end of the second rod is joined to one of the pair of second vertical levers and the other end of the second rod is joined to the other of the second pair of vertical levers; wherein the levers of each pair of levers face each other and are articulated to the body; and wherein at least one of the levers of each pair has an extension pointing downward; two ramps, said ramps being joined to each other on their upper part to form a common horizontal ridge and are articulated to the body; wherein both ramps are moveable, two fixed plates for temporary feed support, one plate located at a lower edge of a first ramp and one plate located at a lower edge of a second ramp; a first cam having its lower end joined to a first horizontal shaft, wherein at least one end of the first horizontal shaft extends outward and into contact with the extension of the at least one of the first pair of levers, and has its upper end articulated to a second horizontal shaft; and a second cam having its lower end joined to a third horizontal shaft, wherein at least one end of the third horizontal shaft extends outward and into contact with the extension of the at least one of the second pair of levers, and has its upper end articulated to a fourth horizontal shaft; and a vertical pipe that can be moved upward and downward, wherein the second and fourth horizontal shafts are joined to the vertical shaft.