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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2005
Shozo Kawanishi, Nishinomiya, JP;
Hiroshi Higuchi, Takasago, JP;
Taketoshi Okamura, Ashiya, JP;
Shozo Kawanishi, Nishinomiya-shi, JP;
Abstract
The combination weigher of the present invention comprises a plurality of groups of combination hoppers which are a plurality of hopper lines of arcuate sections composing a line of combination hoppers including a plurality of circularly arranged combination hoppers (); a control means () for performing a combination calculation for each of the groups of combination hoppers, selecting combination hoppers so that the total weight of the objects to be weighed therein falls within a predetermined weight range, and discharging the objects to be weighed from the selected combination hoppers; a plurality of collecting chutes (A-D) disposed below the groups of combination hoppers to correspond to the groups of the combination hoppers, respectively; and a plurality of collecting hoppers (A-D) provided to correspond to the collecting chutes, respectively, for temporarily retaining the objects to be weighed discharged from the collecting chutes, and then discharging the objects into an inlet of the packaging machine, and the control means discharges the objects to be weighed from each of the collecting hoppers sequentially.