Dual-barrel powder dispenser
AssigneeBushnell Inc.
InventorsWilliam Clark Hemeyer, Joe Dunning
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Abstract
A dual-barrel powder dispenser is provided. The dual-barrel arrangement may offer a highly-accurate, and highly efficient system and method for dispensing a consistent amount of powder. A controller in communication with the interface may determine the speeds at which each barrel rotates in order to dispense a volume and weight of powder from a hopper to a receptacle. A scale may monitor and determine the total weight of powder dispensed into the receptacle resting on the scale. The entire assembly may be self-contained in a single integrated body.
Claims14
A powder dispensing device comprising:
- a housing;
- a hopper sized and shaped to engage the housing to form a reservoir;
- a first barrel in fluid communication with the reservoir;
- at least one motor coupled to the barrel, the at least one motor configured to rotate the first barrel;
- a scale electrically coupled to a scale plate, the scale plate disposed on the housing and below the first barrel;
- a drain assembly, the drain assembly comprising:
- a rotatable drain disk coupled to the housing and defining a drain hole, the drain disk rotatable between a first position wherein the drain hole is blocked from the reservoir and a second position wherein the drain hole is in communication with the reservoir;
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- a sensor transmitting a signal representative of a position of the drain disk;
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- a user interface in electrical communication with the at least one motor and the scale, the user interface configured to receive a user-input.
A powder dispenser comprising:
- a housing;
- a hopper sized and shaped to engage the housing to form a reservoir;
- a barrel in fluid communication with the reservoir;
- at least one motor coupled to the barrel and configured to rotate the barrel;
- a scale electrically coupled to a scale plate, the scale plate disposed on the housing and below the barrel;
- a user interface in electrical communication with the at least one motor and the scale, the user interface configured to receive a user-input;
- a rotatable drain disk coupled to the housing and defining a drain hole, the drain disk rotatable between a first position wherein the drain hole is blocked from the reservoir and a second position wherein the drain hole is in communication with the reservoir;
- a sensor transmitting a signal representative of a position of the drain disk;
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- a processor configured to:
- operate the at least one motor according to a first the user input;
- receive a measurement from the scale;
- and drive the barrel at a speed according to the measurement from the scale.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.