Doser assemblies, apparatuses including a doser assembly, and/or methods of making the same
AssigneeAltria Client Services LLC
InventorsJarrod Wayne Chalkley, Loren Theodore Duvekot
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Abstract
In an example embodiment, a doser assembly includes a hopper assembly configured to receive plant material, a bracket assembly connected to the hopper assembly, and a roller in a hopper opening defined by the hopper assembly extending through the hopper assembly. An interior surface of the hopper assembly may define the hopper opening. The bracket assembly may include a shaft extending across a portion of the hopper opening. The roller may be in the portion of the hopper opening of the hopper assembly and may extend between a first part and a second part of the interior surface of the hopper assembly. The roller may be connected to the shaft and may be configured to rotate with rotation of the shaft.
Claims20
A doser assembly comprising:
- a hopper assembly configured to receive plant material,
- an interior surface of the hopper assembly defining a hopper opening that extends through the hopper assembly,
- the hopper assembly defining a first hopper groove and a second hopper groove that descend from an upper surface of the hopper assembly and are spaced apart from each other across a portion of the hopper opening;
- and
- a bracket assembly connected to the hopper assembly, the bracket assembly including a shaft that extends across the portion of the hopper opening, and
- the shaft extending through the first hopper groove and the second hopper groove, wherein
- the hopper assembly includes a first hopper wall and a second hopper wall that face each other and are spaced apart from each other, and
- a lower surface of the first hopper wall is concave.
A doser assembly comprising:
- a hopper assembly configured to receive plant material,
- an interior surface of the hopper assembly defining a hopper opening that extends through the hopper assembly,
- the hopper assembly defining a first hopper groove and a second hopper groove that descend from an upper surface of the hopper assembly and are spaced apart from each other across a portion of the hopper opening;
- and
- a bracket assembly connected to the hopper assembly, the bracket assembly including a shaft that extends across the portion of the hopper opening, wherein
- the shaft extends through the first hopper groove and the second hopper groove, and
- a lower surface of a first side of the hopper assembly is concave.
A doser assembly comprising:
- a hopper assembly configured to receive plant material,
- an interior surface of the hopper assembly defining a hopper opening that extends through the hopper assembly;
- and
- a shaft that extends across a portion of the hopper opening;
- a roller in a portion of the hopper opening of the hopper assembly, the roller extending in a direction between a first part of the interior surface of the hopper assembly and a second part of the interior surface of the hopper assembly, the roller connected to the shaft, and the roller being configured to rotate with a rotation of the shaft;
- a vertical adjuster connected to the shaft and configured to adjust a position of the shaft;
- a first conduit line configured to provide vacuum, gases, or both vacuum and gases into the hopper assembly through a first conduit opening in the hopper assembly;
- and optionally
- a second conduit line configured to provide vacuum, gases, or both vacuum and gases into the hopper assembly through a second conduit opening in the hopper assembly.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.