Patent ID: 8348099

Claim:
A powder apportioning device, comprising: a supporting device including a baseplate and a axis; a coupling device positioned on said axis, including a curved track, a plurality of steel balls, and a funnel, wherein said funnel is placed at an end of said curved track, and said plurality of steel balls is placed on said curved track; and a separating device positioned on said plurality of steel balls, comprising: a rotary plate including a curved grooved structure; a plurality of movable valves, positioned within said curved grooved structure, wherein said plurality of movable valves is parallel with each other and adjacent to said plurality of steel balls; a scraper, positioned on said curved grooved structure, for sliding back and forth along said curved grooved structure; a cylinder positioned on said rotary plate, including a plurality of T-shape grooves; and a plurality of slices, inserted into said T-shape grooves, wherein said plurality of slices move along said T-shape grooves to enter into said curved grooved structure and to contact with said plurality of movable valves.