Hopper-loading method and installation

A device for distributing loose material in a hopper, said device for being arranged in a curtain of loose material tipped out from a means of conveying loose material, said device comprising:

• a) a box with a top opening,
• b) at least one wall which extends transversely with respect to said curtain of loose material inside said box in such a way as to subdivide said box into at least two compartments,
• c) at least two tipping-out means, one of said tipping-out means being associated with each of the compartments of said box, said tipping-out means being directed so as to deflect the material received in the respective compartments into a distinct region of the hopper, and
• d) at least one deflector arranged above the said wall for splitting said curtain of loose material into at least two partial streams, said deflector being laterally moveable with respect to said wall.

A hopper loading installation for loading a hopper comprising a means of conveying loose material, said means for conveying loose material tipping the loose material out into a region situated above said hopper in the form of a curtain of material, and a device for distributing loose material, said device being arranged in said region above said hopper with respect to said means of conveying loose material in such a way as to be situated in said curtain of loose material when said means of conveying loose material tips out the loose material into said region, said device for distributing loose material comprising:

• a) a box with a top opening,
• b) at least one wall which extends transversely with respect to said curtain of material inside said box in such a way as to subdivide said box into at least two compartments,
• c) at least two tipping-out means, one of said tipping-out means being associated with each of the compartments of said box, said tipping-out means being directed so as to deflect the material received in the respective compartments into a distinct region of the hopper, and
• d) at least one deflector arranged above the said wall for splitting said curtain of loose material into at least two partial streams, said deflector being laterally moveable with respect to said wall.