Feeding apparatus and method for adjusting the amount discharged thereof

A method for adjusting the amount discharged, applied in a feeding apparatus, the feeding apparatus comprising an accommodating tank, a diverting module, a discharge assembly, three optical sensors and a control module;

• the accommodating tank accommodating a plurality of materials and having a bottom opening;
• the diverting module comprising a driving unit and a blade unit;
• the driving unit connecting to the blade unit;
• the blade unit being disposed in the accommodating tank and corresponding to the bottom opening;
• the discharge assembly comprising a storage tank, a discharging opening and a pusher;
• the accommodating tank being disposed in the storage tank to form a storage space in the storage tank;
• the storage space being communicated with the bottom opening and the discharging opening;
• the pusher being disposed on a bottom of the storage tank;
• the three optical sensors being disposed on a sidewall of the storage tank and corresponding to the storage space to form a high-level detection plane and a low-level detection plane;
• the control module connecting to the driving unit, the pusher and the three optical sensors;
• the method for adjusting the amount discharged comprising the following steps:
• the control module controlling the driving unit to drive the blade unit to move the materials such that a portion of the materials enters into the storage space from the bottom opening;
• the control module controlling the pusher to discharge a portion of the materials within the storage space through the discharging opening;
• and
• the control module adjusting a default driving amount of the driving unit based on an initial detection result from the three optical sensors to generate a first driving amount;
• wherein,
• when the initial detection result indicates that the high-level detection plane is obstructed, the first driving amount is smaller than the default driving amount;
• and
• when the initial detection result indicates that neither the high-level detection plane nor the low-level detection plane is obstructed, the first driving amount is greater than the default driving amount.