摘要 |
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a granule dispenser adaptable to granules of various sizes and shapes, and achieving dispensation in high speed and accuracy in either case with a single granule or a plurality of granules.SOLUTION: The granule dispenser includes: a revolving mechanism (motor) 2 to revolve a drive shaft 12; a feeding-side frame 4; a dispensing plate 5 with the outer circumference equipped with holders 21 into each of which a defined amount of granules fed into the feeding-side frame 4 is held; a discharge plate 7 with its outer circumference equipped with recessed parts 25 to hold the granules therein correspondingly to the respective positions of the holders 21; a delivery plate 6 located between the dispensing plate 5 and the discharge plate 7 and forming, on the top thereof, a delivery hole 24 to deliver granules from the dispensing plate 5 to the discharge plate 7; and a discharge-side frame 8 covering the outer circumference of the discharge plate 7 and equipped, at the bottom end, with a discharge hole 26 via which the granules held in the recessed parts 25 are to be discharged. In this dispenser, the dispensing plate 5 and the discharge plate 7 are revolved, with the drive shaft 12 as the center, in the same directions and in the same speeds respectively. |