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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2026
Filed:
May. 02, 2024
Ishida Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Satoru Kamigaito, Ritto, JP;
Hideshi Miyamoto, Ritto, JP;
Osamu Hirose, Ritto, JP;
Toshiharu Kageyama, Ritto, JP;
Ishida Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A combination weighing apparatus () includes: a distribution table () that rotates about a rotation shaft (X) to distribute articles () given from an outside in a radial direction; a plurality of radial feeders () that are arranged radially around the distribution table (), receive the articles () discharged from the distribution table (), and supply the articles () to corresponding hoppers, respectively; a drive unit () that is connected to the rotation shaft (X) and rotates the distribution table (); an acquisition unit () that acquires information regarding a distribution state of the articles () in the distribution table () and the radial feeders (); and a control unit () that controls the drive unit (), wherein the control unit () controls the drive unit () based on the information regarding the distribution state of the articles () acquired by the acquisition unit () to change an acceleration applied to the article () on the distribution table () and move the article () on the distribution table () into a desired radial feeder ().