US 12,228,446 B2
Combination scale
Ryo Suemichi, Hyogo (JP)
Assigned to YAMATO SCALE CO., LTD., Hyogo (JP)
Appl. No. 17/790,216
Filed by Yamato Scale Co., Ltd., Hyogo (JP)
PCT Filed Feb. 7, 2020, PCT No. PCT/JP2020/004852
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 30, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/157058, PCT Pub. Date Aug. 12, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0397446 A1, Dec. 15, 2022
Int. Cl. G01G 19/393 (2006.01)
CPC G01G 19/393 (2013.01) 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A combination scale, comprising:
a pedestal having, in a central part thereof, an opening that vertically penetrates therethrough;
a center base body supported on the pedestal through a leg portion;
a dispersion feeder disposed in an upper part of the center base body, the dispersion feeder being driven to receive and radially transport an article;
a plurality of linear feeders disposed around the dispersion feeder, the linear feeders being driven to transport the article received from the dispersion feeder; and
a plurality of hoppers disposed in an outer circumference of the center base body, the hoppers being driven to retain and discharge the article,
the pedestal having an upper surface inclined downward toward an outer end thereof,
wherein
the pedestal is structurally hollow and has an opening on a lateral surface thereof, and
the pedestal further has a protruding portion formed by protruding a peripheral edge of the opening outward, the protruding portion constituting an upper side of the opening and having an upper surface inclined downward toward an end of the upper side.