Brush Auger Meter

摘要

A device for metering granular or powered product having a meter housing, an auger housing positioned within the meter housing, the auger housing having an inlet opening for receiving the granular or powdered product, a rotatable spiral brush mounted within the auger housing, a first discharge outlet near one end of the auger housing for discharging granular or powdered product, and another opening near another end of the auger housing for discharging granular or powdered product not discharged through the first discharge opening. A method for metering granular or powdered product is also provided.

主权项

1. A device for metering granular or powdered product, said device comprising:
a meter housing; an auger housing within said meter housing, said auger housing having an inlet opening for receiving granular or powdered product; a spiral brush rotatably mounted within said auger housing; a discharge outlet defined proximate to a first end of said auger housing for discharging granular or powdered product from said auger housing, and an opening defined in said auger housing proximate to a second end of said auger housing for discharging granular or powdered product not discharged through said discharge outlet for preventing granular or powdered product from becoming wedged between the spiral brush and the auger housing.