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Powder feeding apparatus

US4938385A · kind A · utility

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5Claims
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Filing dateApr 12, 1989
Grant dateJul 3, 1990
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Expiry dateApr 12, 2009

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB29B7/60
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A powder feeding device comprising a metering hopper for metering a powdery material supplied from a holding hopper, a weight measuring device for measuring the weight of the powdery material in the metering hopper, a device for opening and closing a discharge opening formed in the metering hopper and a control device for controlling the action of the opening and closing device. The control device has a timer, a device for setting a discharge interval, and a device for correcting the standard discharge interval set by the discharge interval setting device. The discharge interval correcting device corrects the standard discharge interval on the basis of a measured signal from the weight measuring device.

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