摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a food material feeder suitable for supplying a solid food material by a simple means.SOLUTION: A food material feeder F uses a lower aperture opening/closing member control means 10 to move a lower aperture opening/closing member 9 in a horizontal direction, close a lower aperture 6b of a solid food material storage part 6, supply a solid food material 2 from a food material supply part 3 through an upper aperture 6a, and store the solid food material 2. Then, it uses a needle-like member control means 8 to move a needle-like member 7 in the horizontal direction to pierce the solid food material 2 located above the solid food material storage part 6. Furthermore, it uses the lower aperture opening/closing member control means 10 to move the lower aperture opening/closing member 9 in the horizontal direction, open the lower aperture 6b, and supply the solid food material 2 stored in the solid food material storage part 6 to a container 1 being awaited under the lower aperture 6b. |