Patent ID: 8710379
Filing Date: 2014-04-29
Classification: G01G

Abstract:
1. A weigher apparatus, comprising: a fixed weighing chute; said fixed weighing chute capable of handling product; a rotating weighing chute; said rotating chute mounted proximate to the fixed weighing chute, said rotating weighing chute capable of handling product; wherein the rotating chute further comprises an accumulating position and a discharge position; wherein said discharge position is capable of discharging product; a load cell; said load cell capable of measuring the weight of the product when the rotating chute is in the accumulating position; a timer, said timer capable of periodically raising and lowering the rotating chute from the accumulating position to the discharge position; a controller, said controller capable of measuring the weight of the product, wherein said controller averages successive weights of the product; and an actuator; such that the actuator places the rotating chute in the accumulating position or the discharge position.