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Powdery-material feeding device and powdery-material feeding method

US11207859B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateDec 29, 2017
Grant dateDec 28, 2021
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Expiry dateJul 14, 2040

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N21/9508
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A powdery-material feeding device is configured to feed a powdery material to a compression-molding machine configured to obtain a molded product by filling a die bore with the powdery material and to compress the powdery material with punches. The powdery-material feeding device includes a detector configured to detect a biologically-originated foreign matter mixedly contained in the powdery material to be fed to the compression-molding machine, and a controller configured to control to remove the powdery material mixedly containing the biologically-originated foreign matter detected by the detector to avoid feeding of the powdery material mixedly containing the biologically-originated foreign matter to the compression-molding machine, or to control to stop the feeding of the powdery material to the compression-molding machine.

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