US 12,168,246 B2
Device and method for producing feed for livestock
Anders Kaae, Lemvig (DK); and Torben Duedal Jensen, Brande (DK)
Assigned to VESTJYLLANDS ANDEL A.M.B.A., Ringkobing (DK)
Appl. No. 17/782,222
Filed by VESTJYLLANDS ANDEL A.M.B.A., Ringkøbing (DK)
PCT Filed Dec. 1, 2020, PCT No. PCT/EP2020/084096
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 3, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/110668, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 10, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 19213390 (EP), filed on Dec. 4, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0023118 A1, Jan. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. B07B 1/40 (2006.01); G01G 19/40 (2006.01)
CPC B07B 1/40 (2013.01) [G01G 19/40 (2013.01); B07B 2201/04 (2013.01)] 24 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An animal feed bulk grain particle size distribution determination device, comprising:
a sample obtaining device and an inlet,
the sample obtaining device configured to obtain a sample sub-portion of the animal feed bulk grain, and
the inlet configured for receiving the sample sub-portion of the animal feed bulk grain,
a sorting mechanism for sorting the sample sub-portion received by the inlet, said sorting mechanism comprising:
at least a first sorting device for sorting said sample sub-portion into at least two sorted partitions, wherein the sorting device is configured for sorting different particle sizes and said at least two sorted partitions have different particle sizes, and
a motor or actuator for vibrating said first sorting device,
a weighing system comprising at least one sensor for weighing the at least two sorted partitions sorted by said sorting mechanism and a data output for generating output data indicative of a weight of the at least two sorted partitions, so as to allow calculation of the particle size distribution in the animal feed bulk grain.