Mushroom growing material application system
AssigneeCO2 Boost LLC
InventorsJames E. Davidson, Marshall Thompson, Steven L. Fidanza
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Abstract
A system for applying mushroom growing materials includes a hopper for the materials. A blower unit creates an air stream which acts as a carrier for blowing the material fed by the hopper through a transport hose wrapped partially around a reel. The hose communicates with and feeds the material to an applicating head which is mounted on a mushroom bed. The material is conveyed through the applicating head by being spread in a transverse direction by a distributor. The material is then fed to an applicating member which is preferably a conveyor belt. The conveyor belt deposits the material onto the mushroom bed.
Claims21
A system for applying mushroom growing material to a mushroom growing bed in a mushroom house comprising a hopper for the material, a transport hose, a blower unit communicating with said hopper and said hose for creating an air stream which functions as a carrier for blowing the material through said hose, an applicating head for being longitudinally movably mounted on the mushroom growing bed, said hose being a flow communication with said applicating head to feed the material into said applicating head, said applicating head including a housing having an inlet for receiving the material blown through said hose, a distributor in said housing in flow communication with said inlet for receiving the material flowing through said inlet and into said housing and spreading the material transversely, a discharge section in said housing, an applicating member in said housing in flow communication with said distributor for receiving the material from said distributor, and said applicating member being located at said discharge section of said housing to deposit the material on the mushroom bed whereby the material may be blown through said hose and be deposited on the mushroom bed as said applicating head moves longitudinally over the mushroom bed.
A method of applying mushroom growing material to a mushroom growing bed in a mushroom house comprising supplying the material to a hopper, conveying the material from the hopper through a transport hose by use of a blower unit which communicates with the hopper and the hose and creates an air stream which functions as a carrier for blowing the material through the hose, supplying the material from the hose into an applicating head located on a mushroom bed with the applicating head including a housing and a distributor and an applicating member, conveying material through the housing by first conveying the material from the hose to the distributor in the housing which spreads the material in a transverse direction and directs the material onto the applicating member, depositing the material from the applicating member onto the mushroom bed, and moving the application head longitudinally over the mushroom bed as the material is being applied to the mushroom bed.
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