Patent ID: 6811301
Filing Date: 2004-11-02
Classification: B01F,B29B,G01G

Abstract:
A method for controlling the cyclical feeding of material through a feeder comprising the steps of:(a) calculating a target feed amount for a flowable, bulk solid ingredient material; (b) emptying a hopper; (c) calculating an adjusted feed amount substantially equivalent to a percentage of said target feed amount; (d) calculating a feed time to feed said adjusted feed amount of said material through a feeder to said hopper; (e) recalculating said feed time to include a feeder cycle offset; (f) feeding said feeder for said feed time; (g) generating a weight signal indicative of the amount of said material in said hopper; (h) calculating said adjusted feed amount substantially equivalent to said target feed amount offset by said weight signal; (i) calculating said feed time substantially equivalent to feed said adjusted feed amount of said material through said feeder to said hopper; (j) recalculating said feed time to include said feeder cycle offset; and (k) feeding said feeder for said feed time.