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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2001
Ishida Co., Ltd., Kyoto, JP;
Abstract
To provide a combination weighing apparatus capable of handling articles of various shapes automatically at a high speed, the combination weighing apparatus includes a supply unit ( ) having a plurality of supply buckets ( ) each capable of discharging the article onto hoppers ( ) positioned therebelow. The supply buckets ( ) are drivingly supported by a transport unit including an endless support member ( ) so as to circulate along a predetermined transport path. A discharge control is provided so that when some of the supply buckets ( ) are brought to a position corresponding to empty weighing hoppers ( ), the articles M within such supply buckets ( ) can be discharged therefrom onto the weighing hoppers ( ).