Powder dispensing hopper

Abstract

A powder dispensing hopper can include a reservoir with a rotatable bottom and a wall, a dispenser hole for dispensing powder, and an access guide movably coupled to the bottom relative to an access slide. The access slide can have an access hole that selectively aligns with the dispenser hole to dispense powder. The hopper also includes a dosage wheel within the reservoir, which has at least one slot, and a motor to rotate the base. The hopper can further include a load cell and a microcontroller to determine the weight of the hopper and its contents, and to measure the amount of powder by weight. The access hole may contact a mixing chamber inlet that can rotate on an inlet guide. The hopper may further include a reservoir holder having a reservoir shelf and a reservoir shelf guide which aligns the reservoir when placed into the reservoir holder.

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