Patent ID: 8397954

Claim:
A device for dosing bulk material, comprising: a dosing unit having: a dosing module including a drive axle, a container for the bulk material, and an agitator within the container, the agitator driven by an agitator axle perpendicular to the drive axle, the agitator axle and the drive axle rotatable about non-intersecting axes, the agitator being fixed relative to the agitator axle during use; and a drive unit having a housing, the housing accommodating a drive motor and a transmission, the dosing module being detachable and reconnectable with the housing, the drive motor and the transmission configured to drive the drive axle and drive the agitator axle when the dosing module is connected with the housing, the dosing unit forming a replaceable unit which can be detached and reconnected to the drive unit, wherein the drive unit includes the agitator axle.