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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 12, 2002
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2001
Paul Lüchinger, Uster, CH;
Mettler-Toledo GmbH, Greifensee, CH;
Abstract
A dispensing apparatus for granular or powdery bulk materials includes a balance ( ) to weigh the doses of material being dispensed, a reservoir container ( ), and a cover ( ) to close the downward-facing opening of the storage container ( ). Integrated in the cover ( ) is a conveying and delivering device with a vertically movable, rotary conveyor body ( ) designed so that it can substantially close off the dispensing outlet ( ) for the bulk material. The conveyor body has a ring-shaped bottom ( ) sweeping a ring-shaped conveyor channel ( ) that is recessed in the cover ( ). The outlet ( ) is arranged in the ring-shaped channel ( ) and is designed to deliver a directed and locally concentrated stream of bulk material.