Patent ID: 11898897
Assignee: YAMATO SCALE CO., LTD.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 3:
4. The combination weighing device according to claim 1 or 3, further comprising:
a retaining hopper in which the article is retainable, the retaining hopper being allowed to supply the article currently retained to the upstream end of the trough of the upstream linear feeder; and
a notifier controllable by the controller, the notifier being configured to notify an abnormal status in supply of the article from the retaining hopper into the trough of the upstream linear feeder, wherein
the controller prompts the notifier to notify that the abnormal status is occurring in supply of the article when the article is not detected by the upstream article detector over a predetermined period of time after the upstream linear feeder starts to be driven by the increased vibration strength.