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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 16, 2001
Shingo Yamamoto, Kurita-gun, JP;
Ishida Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
An allocating mechanism of a weighing apparatus that temporarily stores objects and allocates the objects to a plurality of hoppers disposed below is provided to reduce the amount of objects that remain without being allocated. The allocating mechanism is included in the weighing apparatus. The allocating mechanism is a mechanism that temporarily stores objects, and allocates the objects to hoppers and disposed below. The allocating mechanism includes a tubular member , a bottom plate , a driving motor, and a controller. The bottom plate can, together with the tubular member , form a storage space S, in which the objects are stored. The driving motor rotates the tubular member and the bottom plate . The controller controls the driving motor to rotate the tubular member and the bottom plate , such that the objects are dropped in one of the hoppers and