Apparatus and method of filling microscopic powder
AssigneeRicoh Company, Ltd.
InventorsHideo Ichikawa, Masanori Rimoto, Masakazu Nakada
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Abstract
A powder filling apparatus includes a first container configured to contain a powder. A weighing tank is configured to receive the powder from the first container and discharge a predetermined amount of the powder to a second container, which includes an opening configured to discharge the powder into the second container and a regulator configured to open and close the opening to discharge the predetermined amount of the powder into the second container. A connector is configured to feed the powder from the first container into the weighing tank.
Claims88
A powder filling apparatus comprising:
- a first container configured to contain a powder;
- a weighing tank configured to receive the powder from the first container and discharge a predetermined amount of the powder to a second container, comprising:
- an opening configured to discharge the powder into the second container;
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- a regulator configured to open and close the opening to discharge the predetermined amount of the powder into the second container;
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- a connector configured to feed the powder from the first container into the weighing tank.
A powder filling method comprising:
- feeding a powder from a first container through a connector into a weighing tank comprising an opening and a regulator;
- feeding the powder from the weighing tank to a second container;
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- controlling the open degree of the opening to fill the second container with a predetermined amount of the powder.
A powder filling method comprising:
- weighing a total empty weight of a powder container and a funnel set on the powder container;
- discharging a powder into the powder container through the funnel;
- weighing a total weight of a powder, the powder container and the funnel while the powder remains in the funnel;
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- comparing the total empty weight with the total weight to determine the powder weight before finishing filling the powder container with the powder.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.