Spreading apparatus and a distribution chamber therefor
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1. A spreading apparatus comprising a controllable metering valve;
- a spreader member;
a container for spreadable granular material, wherein the container is provided with an outlet which is closable with the controllable metering valve and which connects to the spreader member;
a feed conduit for wetting agent; and
a reservoir for liquid wetting agent, the reservoir including an outlet provided with a pump connected to the feed conduit for wetting agent, wherein the feed conduit includes a siphon which extends above a filling level of the reservoir for liquid wetting agent and is provided with venting means and wherein the feed conduit connects via an open feed conduit end to the spreader member.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a spreading apparatus comprising a container for spreadable granular material which is provided with an outlet which is closable with a controllable metering valve and which connects to spreader members, a reservoir for liquid wetting agent whereof an outlet provided with a pump is connected via a feed conduit for wetting agent to the spreader members, wherein the feed conduit forms a siphon which extends above the filling level of the reservoir for liquid wetting agent and is provided with venting means and connects via an open feed conduit end to the spreader members, and to a distribution chamber therefor.
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1. A spreading apparatus comprising a controllable metering valve;
- a spreader member;
a container for spreadable granular material, wherein the container is provided with an outlet which is closable with the controllable metering valve and which connects to the spreader member;
a feed conduit for wetting agent; and
a reservoir for liquid wetting agent, the reservoir including an outlet provided with a pump connected to the feed conduit for wetting agent, wherein the feed conduit includes a siphon which extends above a filling level of the reservoir for liquid wetting agent and is provided with venting means and wherein the feed conduit connects via an open feed conduit end to the spreader member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A distribution chamber comprising means for distributing wetting agent, subject to a position of a metering valve, in a volume part for a feed conduit and a volume part for a return conduit, wherein the distributing means includes an inlet aperture and a rotatable partition wall which extends over the inlet aperture and divides the distribution chamber into a first chamber portion having a first outlet connected to the feed conduit and a second chamber portion having a second outlet connected to the return conduit, wherein a surface area of the inlet aperture is less than a surface area of each of the first and second outlets.
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8. A distribution chamber comprising means for distributing wetting agent, subject to a position of a metering valve, in a volume part for a feed conduit and a volume part for a return conduit, wherein the distributing means includes a feed chamber connected to the feed conduit, a return chamber connected to the return conduit, and a distribution dish which is provided with outlets and is rotatable in the distribution chamber and which forms a division between the feed chamber and the return chamber.
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