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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 1989
Filed:
Dec. 23, 1987
Yoshitaka Mikata, Himeji, JP;
Abstract
A combination weigher of the type having a plurality of weigh hoppers arranged in a circle. Each weigh hopper has inner and outer discharge gates, the inner gate being adapted to discharge product inside of the circle and the outer gate being adapted to discharge the the product outside of the circle. A plurality of auxiliary hopper structures underly respective weigh hoppers, and a common collection chute underlies the auxiliary hopper structures. In order to reduce the diameter of the collection chute and the overall outer diameter of the weigher, each auxiliary hopper structure comprises an auxiliary hopper disposed under the outer discharge gate of a respective weigh hopper for receiving product discharged therefrom through the outer discharge gate, and a chute mechanism for directing product discharged through the inner gate of a respective weigh hopper to the collection chute and for direction product discharged from the auxiliary hopper to the collection chute.