Self-loading feed mixer and transport apparatus
First Claim
1. A self-loading feed mixer and transport apparatus, comprising:
- a vehicle adapted to be transported on the ground;
a feed compartment mounted on said vehicle and adapted to receive a load of feed material;
mixer means mounted in said feed compartment for agitating and mixing the feed material therein; and
feed grinding and loading means mounted on said vehicle and positioned outside of said feed compartment to engage a stack of feed material on the ground, said grinding and loading means includinga housing mounted outside of said feed compartment;
a plurality of flail-like pulverizing members mounted on a rotatable shaft within said housing for thrashing the stack of feed material;
a screen member spaced from said rotatable shaft within said housing and cooperable with said pulverizing members for grinding the feed material upon rotation of said shaft; and
means for loading the ground feed material into said compartment.
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Abstract
A self-loading feed mixer and transport wagon is provided which is capable of grinding and loading a stack of livestock feed material into the wagon, thoroughly mixing the feed material together, and transporting the feed material to a desired location where it is dispensed from the wagon. The wagon includes a feed loading mechanism having a set of pulverizing chains for grinding the feed material and a blower unit for loading the material into a feed compartment. A rotatable conveyor mechanism located in the feed compartment includes a set of feed engaging paddles oriented diagonally and resiliently mounted on the conveyor shaft for advancing the feed material. One or more mixing augers are provided in the feed compartment for agitating and mixing the feed material in its advance toward a discharge area to produce a uniform feed ration. A discharge elevator is provided to dispense the mixed feed material from the wagon.
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47 Claims
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1. A self-loading feed mixer and transport apparatus, comprising:
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a vehicle adapted to be transported on the ground; a feed compartment mounted on said vehicle and adapted to receive a load of feed material; mixer means mounted in said feed compartment for agitating and mixing the feed material therein; and feed grinding and loading means mounted on said vehicle and positioned outside of said feed compartment to engage a stack of feed material on the ground, said grinding and loading means including a housing mounted outside of said feed compartment; a plurality of flail-like pulverizing members mounted on a rotatable shaft within said housing for thrashing the stack of feed material; a screen member spaced from said rotatable shaft within said housing and cooperable with said pulverizing members for grinding the feed material upon rotation of said shaft; and means for loading the ground feed material into said compartment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A self-loading feed transport apparatus, comprising:
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a vehicle adapted to be transported on the ground and positioned adjacent to a stack of feed material; a feed compartment mounted on said vehicle and adapted to receive a load of feed material; and a feed grinder and loader mechanism mounted on said vehicle and positioned outside of said feed compartment for movement into engagement with the stack of feed material on the ground, said grinder and loader mechanism including a loader housing mounted outside of said feed compartment; a plurality of flail-like pulverizing members mounted on a rotatable support within said housing for thrashing the stack of feed material; a screen member spaced from said rotatable support within said housing and cooperable with said pulverizing members for grinding the feed material upon rotation of said support; and means for loading the ground feed material into said compartment. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A self-loading feed mixer and transport apparatus adapted to be transported on the ground and positioned adjacent to a stack of feed material, comprising:
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a feed compartment adapted to receive a load of feed material; mixer means mounted in said feed compartment for agitating and mixing the feed material therein; loading means mounted outside of said feed compartment and adapted to engage a stack of feed material on the ground, said loading means including means for pulverizing and grinding the stack of feed material and means for loading the ground feed material into said compartment; conveyor means including a shaft rotatably mounted along the bottom said feed compartment and a set of feed engaging paddles spaced along said conveyor shaft for advancing the feed material in a predetermined direction through said compartment upon rotation of said conveyor shaft; and each feed engaging paddle being mounted on a radial support stem slidably attached to said conveyor shaft to allow said paddle to move radially relative to said shaft to relieve pressure on the feed material. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A self-loading feed mixer wagon for grinding and mixing livestock feed material, including:
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a feed compartment including a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls and a bottom wall arranged to provide an open top end for receiving a load of feed material, said compartment including a discharge area from which the feed material is discharged; a conveyor mechanism including a shaft rotatably mounted at the bottom of said compartment and extending longitudinally between said end walls and a set of feed engaging paddles spaced along said conveyor shaft for advancing the feed material in a predetermined direction toward said discharge area upon rotation of said conveyor shaft; a set of spaced, parallel mixing augers rotatably mounted in an upper portion of said compartment adjacent to said side walls and extending longitudinally through said compartment between said end walls for agitating and mixing the feed material supplied to said compartment upon rotation of said mixing augers; a feed loading mechanism mounted on the outside of said compartment and adapted to engage a stack of feed material on the ground, said feed loading mechanism including a housing mounted adjacent to one end wall of said feed compartment; a plurality of pulverizing chains mounted on a rotatable shaft supported on said housing for thrashing a stack of feed material; a screen member spaced from said rotatable shaft within said housing and cooperable with said pulverizing chains for grinding the feed material upon rotation of said shaft; and means for loading the ground feed material into said compartment. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. In a feed mixer apparatus having a feed compartment adapted to receive a load of feed material and provided with a discharge area from which the feed material is discharged, a conveyor mechanism comprising:
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a rotatable shaft extending through said compartment toward said discharge area; a set of feed engaging paddles spaced along said conveyor shaft, each paddle being positioned in a diagonal orientation relative to the axis of said shaft to advance the feed material toward the discharge area upon rotation of said shaft; and each paddle being resiliently mounted on said conveyor shaft to allow said paddle to move radially inward relative to said shaft to relieve pressure on the feed material. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47)
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