Hopper and combination weighing device equipped therewith

A hopper comprising:

• a hopper body having an upper end opening to which articles are supplied from a trough configured to convey the articles along a first direction and a lower end opening from which the articles are discharged;
• and
• a gate configured to open and close the lower end opening, wherein
• the hopper body has a first sidewall provided below a distal end portion of the trough in a conveying direction of the articles, and a second sidewall provided so as to face the first sidewall in the first direction,
• an upper end of the first sidewall is formed at a position lower than an upper end of the second sidewall,
• the hopper body has a third sidewall and a fourth sidewall that face each other in a second direction intersecting with the first direction and that connect between the first sidewall and the second sidewall, and
• a first corner portion adjacent to the distal end portion of the trough in the third sidewall and a second corner portion adjacent to the distal end portion of the trough in the fourth sidewall are bent in direction away from the distal end portion of the trough and also a first edge portion adjacent to the distal end portion of the trough in the first corner portion and a second edge portion adjacent to the distal end portion of the trough in the second corner portion are bent in direction closer to the distal end portion of the trough.