Patent ID: 9464931
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: B65G,G01G

Claim Text:
1. A combination weigher comprising: a plurality of hoppers which are arranged in an annular shape and discharge objects held therein selectively inward or outward in the annular shape, the plurality of hoppers being divided into a first group and a second group; an inner funnel having an opening at a lower end thereof, the inner funnel collecting the objects discharged inward from the hoppers, the inner funnel discharging the objects through the opening; a first outer funnel having a first outer discharge outlet at a lower end thereof, the first outer funnel being placed along a first side of the inner funnel, the first outer funnel collecting the objects discharged outward from the hoppers in the first group, the first outer funnel discharging the objects through the first outer discharge outlet; a second outer funnel having a second outer discharge outlet at a lower end thereof, the second outer funnel being placed along a second side of the inner funnel, the second outer funnel collecting the objects discharged outward from the hoppers in the second group, the second outer funnel discharging the objects through the second outer discharge outlet; and a partition plate which is placed inside the inner funnel, separates an inner region of the inner funnel into two regions which are a first region corresponding to the hoppers in the first group and a second region corresponding to the hoppers in the second group, wherein the partition plate separates the opening of the inner funnel into a first inner discharge outlet corresponding to the first side and a second inner discharge outlet corresponding to the second side.