Patent ID: 6916146

Claim:
A device for distributing materials in bulk comprising: a suspension rotor; a chute located below said suspension rotor, said chute being provided with two lateral suspension arms extending upwards where they are connected to said suspension rotor, so as to define on said suspension rotor a roughly horizontal pivoting axis for said chute; a driving mechanism to produce a pivoting torque capable of pivoting said chute; a cylindrical suspension pin that is associated with each suspension arm for pivotably connecting it to said suspension rotor, each of said cylindrical suspension pins being arranged in a retractable manner in a bearing of said suspension rotor; a control lever connected by means of an articulated joint to said suspension rotor, said driving mechanism being connected to said control lever so as to transmit to the latter said pivoting torque; and a stop on said control lever and a counterstop on a suspension arm, said stop and said counterstop engaging with each other to transmit said pivoting torque to said suspension arm, and are designed in such a way that they can be disengaged by a translation movement of the two suspension arms, after withdrawal of said cylindrical suspension pins for removal of said chute.