MOTORIZED MATERIAL BROADCAST SPREADER APPARATUS

摘要

A powered material broadcast spreader apparatus. The apparatus may include a granular material hopper having one or more upwardly extending walls that partially enclose an interior volume of the hopper. A first wall may define an opening passing outwardly from the interior volume. The apparatus may also include a motor surrounded by the one or more walls, and a motor cover having a contact surface congruent with a mating inner surface of the first wall. The motor cover is configured to form a motor compartment adapted to effectively isolate the motor from the interior volume, while permitting access to the motor from outside the hopper via the opening in the first wall.

主权项

1. A powered, material broadcast spreader apparatus comprising:
a granular material hopper comprising one or more upwardly extending walls that together partially enclose an interior volume of the hopper, wherein a first wall of the one or more walls defines an opening passing outwardly from the interior volume through the first wall; a motor surrounded by the one or more walls, the motor comprising a motor housing and an output shaft extending downwardly from the motor housing through an aperture formed in the hopper; and a motor cover comprising a contact surface congruent with a mating inner surface of the first wall, the motor cover positioned within the interior volume of the hopper such that the contact surface adjoins the mating inner surface of the first wall to effectively seal the opening, the motor cover further configured to form a motor compartment adapted to effectively isolate the motor from the interior volume, wherein the motor compartment is accessible from outside the hopper via the opening in the first wall.