Method and means for cleaning feed hoppers
OwnerJasper B. Holleyinventor
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Abstract
The invention provides for the automatic and continuous cleaning of feed hoppers. A plurality of brushes extend transversely across the path of the upper flight of the horizontal conveyor in the bottom of a feed hopper. The brushes are spaced from each other and frictionally engage the teeth of the feed apron to convey good fibers to the feed apron at the end of the upper flight of the conveyor. A perforated plate is positioned beneath the lower flight of the conveyor and as the brushes traverse the plate on the lower flight they push accumulations of pepper trash through the perforations and into a removable pan beneath the perforated plate.
Claims4
In a textile fiber feed hopper having a rotatable feed apron with a plurality of outwardly projecting spikes extending upwardly within the hopper and a horizontally movable conveyor in the lower portion of the hopper moving fibers toward the feed apron, the combination of spaced brush means fastened to the conveyor and projecting beyond the conveyor into sequential frictional engagement with spikes on the feed apron whereby spinnable fibers are transferred from said brush means to the feed apron.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.