# US 2014/0190755 A1 · Device for weighing a wide variety of ingredients and system configuration of device for weighing a wide variety of ingredients > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0190755 A1 - Document ID: US20140190755A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/130,630 - Filed: 2012-07-04 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2011-07-05 - Assignees: Yubaru techno group co., ltd - Inventors: Kenji Nohmi - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140190755A1 ## CPC - G01G 13/248: {Continuous control of flow of material (control of flow G05D7/00)} - G01G 13/02: Means for automatically loading weigh pans or other receptacles, e.g. disposable containers, under control of the weighing mechanism - G01G 19/32: using two or more weighing apparatus - G01G: WEIGHING (sorting by weighing B07C5/16) ## Abstract Provided is a device for weighing a wide variety of ingredients and a system configuration of the device for weighing a wide variety of ingredients, the device weighing and feeding several types of ingredients when cup noodles such as instant noodles are packed with the ingredients in a cup. A space-saving and easily maintainable device for weighing a wide variety of ingredients, wherein powdery and granular starting materials (A, B) are individually stored in a first starting material hopper (2) and a second starting material hopper (3), gradually sent out to the downstream side, weighed, discharged to a first chute (10) and a second chute (11), and supplied to a cup-filling unit (23), and one series from the first starting material hopper (2) to the first chute (10) and one series from the second starting material hopper (3) to the second chute (11) are formed vertically parallel in the shape of a staircase from the upstream side to the downstream side. The device can mix a wide variety of ingredients, improves workability by the size and weight reduction of the starting material hoppers, and achieves space saving resulting from the reduction of floor space to half, and easier cleaning. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A space-saving and easily maintainable device for weighing a wide variety of ingredients, wherein at least one kind or several kind of powdery and granular starting material are individually stored in a first starting material hopper and a second starting material hopper, gradually sent out to the downstream side from the said first starting material hopper and the said second starting material hopper which set up on the upstream side, weighed, discharged the predetermined amount to a first chute on the downstream side of the said first starting material hopper and a second chute on the downstream side of the said second material hopper, and supplied the said starting material to a cup-filling unit, and one series from the said first starting material hopper to the said first chute and one series from the said second starting material hopper to the said second chute are formed vertically parallel in the shape of a staircase from the upstream side to the downstream side comprising: a plurality of the first outlet and a plurality of the second outlet which is provided below the said starting hopper and the said second starting hopper, the plurality of the first pipe feeder and the plurality of the second pipe feeder in the shape of the rotary cylinder slanted downward to the downstream side, wherein connected corresponding to the said plurality of the first outlet and the said plurality of the second outlet, and provided continuously corresponding so as to flow to the downstream side the said starting material, the plurality of the first measuring hopper with the lid and the plurality of the second measuring hopper with the lid, wherein provided the said first pipe feeder and the said second pipe feeder at each end of the downstream side, the plurality of the first measuring sensor and the plurality of the second measuring sensor, wherein support respectively the plurality of the said first measuring hopper and the plurality of the second measuring hopper from below, and weigh the weight of the said first measuring hopper and the said second measuring hopper with the weight of the said starting material, the said first chute and the said second chute, wherein provided respectively on the downstream side of the said first measuring hopper and the said second measuring hopper. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) A device for weighing a wide variety of ingredients as defined in claim 1, comprises: wherein the said first starting hopper and the said second starting hopper is provided respectly the first upper starting hopper, the second upper starting hopper, the first middle starting hopper, the second middle starting hopper, the first lower starting hopper, and the second lower starting hopper, wherein the said lower hopper and the said second lower hopper is provided respectly the plurality of the said first outlet and the plurality of the said second outlet, wherein the said pipe feeder is provided continuously to each of the plurality of the said first outlet and the said second outlet, and the said second pipe feeder is provided being away from and being overlap above the said first pipe feeder. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) A device for weighing a wide variety of ingredients as defined in claim 1 comprises: the said one first chute which is integrated with respect to two adjacent hoppers in the said plurality of the first measuring hopper, and the said one second chute which is integrated with respect to two adjacent hoppers in the said plurality of the second measuring hopper. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) A system configuration of the device for weighing a wide variety of ingredients comprising: wherein a system configuration of the device for weighing a wide variety of ingredients is setup face to face with the cleaning door of the said two device for weighing a wide variety of ingredients as defined in claim 1; and supplies the said starting material to the cup-filling units; wherein the pair of device for weighing a wide variety of ingredients are disposed face to face with narrow interval of 20˜50 cm; and the said hopper, the said pipe feeder, and the said measuring hopper is removal easily for cleaning them. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) A system configuration of the device for weighing a wide variety of ingredients as defined in claim 4, comprises: Wherein the first cleaning door and the second cleaning door is provided on the housing of the device for weighing a wide variety of ingredients on the back and the forth for the flowing direction of the starting material; and in the said each first cleaning door and the said each second cleaning door of a pair of the said devices for weighing a wide variety of ingredients, any pair of the said first cleaning door and the said first cleaning door, or the said second cleaning door and the said second cleaning door is set up serially for the flowing direction, and furthermore, is set up parallel for the flowing direction.