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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 24, 1997
Kazuyoshi Onoguchi, Utsunomiya, JP;
Yoshibumi Otake, Utsunomiya, JP;
Nobuo Kajikawa, Utsunomiya, JP;
Rheon Automatic Machinery Co., Ltd., Tochigi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A method and apparatus for discharging a food material is provided, in which a plurality of supply rollers provided with grooves or ridges on their surfaces are circularly disposed to form a funnel-shaped space, into which space the food material is charged. The food material is subjected to a circumferential force by the rotating supply rollers and is steadily fed downward, without slipping. Further, an apparatus for discharging a food material is provided, in which a supply pipe with a scraper is disposed under a food-material-supply section. The scraper is positioned adjacent the inner wall of the supply pipe or positioned such that the scraper slidably contacts the inner wall of the supply pipe, to thereby peel off the food material adhering to the inner wall, so as to stably feed the food material downward.