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Powder feeding apparatus

US4721233A · kind A · utility

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3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 9, 1985
Grant dateJan 26, 1988
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Expiry dateSep 9, 2005

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01F11/24
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A powder feeding apparatus comprising a powder storage receptacle for defining a space to hold a powder and a metering chamber disposed beneath the holding space for receiving the powder flowing from the holding space. The powder is metered in the metering chamber and discharged. The apparatus includes a metering section having a metering space for defining the metering chamber and a metering adjusting member disposed slidably in the metering space of the metering section. The volume of the metering chamber is adjusted by sliding the metering adjustment member.

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