Patent ID: 8701856

Claim:
A charging device comprising: a frame; a rotation axis set in the frame; a rotor supported by the frame and being rotatable around the rotation axis; an adjustment axis set in the rotor and intersecting with the rotation axis at a first angle; a holder supported by the rotor and being rotatable around the adjustment axis; a distribution chute fixed to the holder with a center axis of the distribution chute extending in a direction intersecting with the adjustment axis at a second angle, the distribution chute being rotatable around the adjustment axis with a rotation of the holder while the center axis of the distribution chute maintains the second angle relative to the adjustment axis; a rotation drive motor fixed to the frame and being configured to rotate the rotor against the frame; a transmission-side bevel gear supported by the frame and being rotatable around the rotation axis; a holder-side bevel gear fixed to the holder and being meshed with the transmission-side bevel gear; and an adjustment drive motor fixed to the frame and being configured to rotate the holder against the rotor by rotating the transmission-side bevel gear.