Combination measuring device with hoppers having an arcuate arrangement

A combination measuring device comprising:

• at least one combination measuring unit including
• a dispersing section configured and arranged to radially disperse articles loaded thereinto from above,
• a plurality of head sections configured and arranged to receive the articles from the dispersing section, each of the head sections including a hopper to hold the articles therein, and
• an assembling section configured and arranged to assemble the articles contained in one or more of the hoppers selected according to a target weight, the head sections being arranged on a line formed by cutting away a circular arc from a circle surrounding the dispersing section,
• in the combination measuring unit,
• a part of an outer peripheral region of the dispersing section is designated as a non-ejecting region in which the articles are not ejected, the non-ejecting region having a first end and a second end, and
• the non-ejecting region of the dispersing section includes a route such that the articles move from a vicinity of one of the head sections that is adjacent to the first end of the non-ejecting region along the route to a vicinity of one of the head sections that is adjacent to the second end of the non-ejecting region.