摘要 |
An apparatus for metering granular material, comprising: a container for holding the granular material, the container including a granular material outlet; a mass change measuring device, operatively connected to the container, for measuring a decrease in the mass of the granular material in the container; a granular material forcing apparatus, operatively connected to the container, for selectively forcing granular material out of the container through the granular material outlet; a granular material fluidizer, operatively connected to the container, for fluidizing the granular material within the container during operation of the fluidizer; an electronic controller, operatively connected to the granular material forcing apparatus, for selectively activating and deactivating the granular material forcing apparatus, the controller being operatively connected to the mass change measuring device such that the granular material forcing apparatus is deactivated in response to a predetermined decrease in the mass of the granular material in the container. |