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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 1985
Filed:
Nov. 08, 1983
Yoshiharu Mikami, Kyoto, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Ishida Koki Seisakusho, Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
A unit for supplying articles to be weighed is supported on a supporting platform above the central portion of an automatic weighing apparatus, a plurality of weighing machines are arranged on the outer periphery of the supporting platform, and a plurality of circularly arranged hoppers are provided, each hopper corresponding to one of the weighing machines. A plurality of radially extending hopper gate opening devices are attached to the bottom side of the supporting platform inwardly of the hoppers, each hopper gate opening device corresponding to and opposing one of the hoppers. The hopper gate opening device is adapted to be detached from the weighing apparatus by pulling it outwardly of the apparatus, and reattached to the apparatus from the outside thereof.