Uniform material discharge apparatus

摘要

In a material discharge apparatus, a uniform depth of material is conveyed from the discharge opening of a stationary hopper. The hopper has a rectangularly shaped discharge opening disposed generally in a horizontal plane. A conveyor is disposed below the discharge opening and has a material receiving and conveying trough which is tilted at an acute angle to the horizontal plane. The angular disposition of the trough receives the material from the opening at a substantially uniform depth along the length of the conveyor and conveys the material with the substantially uniform depth to a downstream location. A grate is carried by the conveyor below the discharge opening for supporting the material and for controlling flow of the material from the opening.