Agricultural mixing and grinding machine
First Claim
1. An agricultural mixing and grinding machine comprising in combination, a frame having forward and rearward ends and supporting a plurality of bins for different agricultural materials, material receiving means on said frame comprising a hopper adjacent the rearward end of said frame, delivery means on said frame operable to move material from said receiving means and distribute the same selectively to said bins, said delivery means including a confluence mixing auger located below said bins and extending longitudinally of said frame, metering augers respectively positioned to receive individual materials from said bins and discharge measured quantities thereof to said confluence mixing auger, adjustable drive means for each of said metering augers operable to selectively and respectively drive the same at variable independent speeds in desired ratios to each other to provide desired proportions of materials in the final mixed product grinding means on said frame adjacent said forward end of said frame positioned to receive said mixed material from said confluence mixing auger, discharge means on said frame arranged to receiving mixed and ground material from said grinding means and to discharge it from said machine, said delivery means also including an upper distributing auger extending along the upper portions of said bins and arranged to distribute material thereto from an elevating auger communicating with the delivery end of said confluence mixing auger, said upper distributing auger also having a portion extending toward said grinding means, and reversible drive means for said upper distributing auger operable selectively to drive said upper distributing auger in one direction to deliver unmixed material to said bins from said hopper when said metering augers are idle and to drive said upper distributing auger in another direction to deliver mixed material to said grinding means when said metering augers are operating.
3 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
An agricultural mixing and grinding machine including a plurality of bins respectively adapted to contain different feed material to be ground and/or mixed, a grinding unit mounted adjacent one end of the plurality of bins, and a receiving hopper adjacent the opposite end of the plurality of bins. Each bin having metering auger therein arranged to discharge material from the bins at a common location into a confluence and mixing auger extending longitudinally beneath the bins from the receiving hopper toward the grinding unit and communicating at one end with an elevating auger which transfers the material to an upper distributing auger that extends in one direction along the upper portions of the bins and also in an opposite direction to communicate with the grinding unit. The upper distributing auger having a reversible drive to selectively deliver mixed material to the grinding unit or deliver unmixed material to the bins when the metering augers are idle thereby rendering the confluence and mixing auger as a delivery auger for feeding different materials to the bins.
-
Citations
10 Claims
- 1. An agricultural mixing and grinding machine comprising in combination, a frame having forward and rearward ends and supporting a plurality of bins for different agricultural materials, material receiving means on said frame comprising a hopper adjacent the rearward end of said frame, delivery means on said frame operable to move material from said receiving means and distribute the same selectively to said bins, said delivery means including a confluence mixing auger located below said bins and extending longitudinally of said frame, metering augers respectively positioned to receive individual materials from said bins and discharge measured quantities thereof to said confluence mixing auger, adjustable drive means for each of said metering augers operable to selectively and respectively drive the same at variable independent speeds in desired ratios to each other to provide desired proportions of materials in the final mixed product grinding means on said frame adjacent said forward end of said frame positioned to receive said mixed material from said confluence mixing auger, discharge means on said frame arranged to receiving mixed and ground material from said grinding means and to discharge it from said machine, said delivery means also including an upper distributing auger extending along the upper portions of said bins and arranged to distribute material thereto from an elevating auger communicating with the delivery end of said confluence mixing auger, said upper distributing auger also having a portion extending toward said grinding means, and reversible drive means for said upper distributing auger operable selectively to drive said upper distributing auger in one direction to deliver unmixed material to said bins from said hopper when said metering augers are idle and to drive said upper distributing auger in another direction to deliver mixed material to said grinding means when said metering augers are operating.
Specification