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Patent No.:

US 10876885 B1

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Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2020

Filed:

Nov. 27, 2018

Hopper with gap-closing edge portions

Applicant:

Ishida Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;

Inventor:

Shinji Takeichi, Ritto, JP;

Assignee:

Ishida Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;

Attorney:

Studebaker & Brackett PC

Primary Examiner:

Randy W Gibson

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G 19/393 (2006.01); G01G 13/18 (2006.01); B65B 37/04 (2006.01); B65D 88/26 (2006.01); B65G 27/00 (2006.01); G01G 19/52 (2006.01); G01G 13/22 (2006.01); G01G 13/02 (2006.01); G01G 13/00 (2006.01); B65D 88/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G 19/52 (2013.01); G01G 13/22 (2013.01); G01G 19/393 (2013.01); B65B 37/04 (2013.01); B65D 88/26 (2013.01); B65D 88/32 (2013.01); B65G 27/00 (2013.01); B65G 2812/03 (2013.01); B65G 2812/0384 (2013.01); G01G 13/006 (2013.01); G01G 13/024 (2013.01); G01G 13/18 (2013.01);
Abstract

The hopper body has a third sidewall and a fourth sidewall that face each other in a second direction intersecting with the first direction and that connect between the first sidewall and the second sidewall, and a first corner portion adjacent to the distal end portion of the trough in the third sidewall and a second corner portion adjacent to the distal end portion of the trough in the fourth sidewall are bent in direction away from the distal end portion of the trough and also a first edge portion adjacent to the distal end portion of the trough in the first corner portion and a second edge portion adjacent to the distal end portion of the trough in the second corner portion are bent in direction closer to the distal end portion of the trough.

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