US 12,145,812 B2
Particulate material supply apparatus
Tomonori Seki, Aichi (JP)
Assigned to TSUKASA CO., LTD., Aichi (JP)
Filed by TSUKASA CO., LTD., Aichi (JP)
Filed on Oct. 28, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/050,503.
Application 18/050,503 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP2021/038293, filed on Oct. 15, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 2020-175451 (JP), filed on Oct. 19, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0107336 A1, Apr. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. B65G 65/46 (2006.01)
CPC B65G 65/46 (2013.01) 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A particulate material supply apparatus, comprising:
a main body;
a plurality of stockers that are configured to store a particulate material inside thereof and that are connectable with the main body; and
a plurality of leakage preventing portions, wherein
the stocker comprises:
a charging port configured to cause the particulate material to be charged into inside of the stocker; and
a feed portion provided with a feed port and configured to supply the particulate material stored inside of the stocker from the feed port, and
the leakage preventing portion comprises:
a receiving member configured to receive the particulate material falling out from the feed port; and
a driving portion configured to move the receiving member, wherein
the receiving member is movable by the driving portion to a first position to receive the particulate material falling out from the feed port and to a second position to supply the particulate material from the feed port, wherein
the feed port is placed above an upper opening of a container for measuring of the particulate material, and
the receiving member is movable to a location above the upper opening.