Spoon tapping device, and automatic weighing device

Abstract

Provided is a spoon tapping device and the like capable of more reliably dropping little by little a particulate material scooped into a spoon while agglomeration of the particulate material is avoided, as compared to a case in which a particulate material is dropped by continuously vibrating the spoon for a predetermined time period. A spoon tapping device (1) includes: a spoon (3) configured to scoop a particulate material; a tapping tool (4) configured to tap a part (3a) of the spoon from above; and driving equipment (5) configured to intermittently drive the tapping tool, The tapping tool (4) includes a knocking part (41) to be knocked against the part of the spoon, and a movable arm (42) configured to move, with the knocking part mounted thereon, so that the knocking part is brought into contact with the part of the spoon. The driving equipment (5) is configured to move, when the particulate material scooped into the spoon is to be dropped little by little, the movable arm so that the knocking part intermittently knocks the part of the spoon.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.