Patent ID: 7071426

Claim:
A combination weighing device, comprising: a plurality of sets of hoppers, each set having a first hopper that stores articles and a second hopper that is disposed above the first hopper to supply articles to the first hopper; a plurality of measuring devices that are arranged with respect to each of the plurality of first hoppers and plurality of second hoppers, the plurality of measuring devices measuring articles in the first hoppers and second hoppers; calculation means that performs combination calculation based on measurement values of articles of the first hoppers provided by the measuring devices; determining means that determines whether or not a total measurement value of articles in first and second hoppers of one of the sets of hoppers exceeds a predetermined value when the combination calculation performed by the calculation means is not complete; and additional supply means that supplies additional articles from the second hopper to the first hopper when the determining means determines that the total measurement value does not exceed the predetermined value.