| 摘要 |
Apparatus for delivering a weighed load of fragile articles, such as grapefruit sections, to a container includes a series of vibratory chutes or pans. The first chute receives articles in response to demand from the second chute or pan into which it discharges, so that articles in said pan remain at a one-layer depth. This promotes maximum control of feeding of articles from the pan into a clamshell-type hopper pendantly supported on a weighing scale. When the required weight of fragile articles is accumulated within the hopper, the clamshell sections open automatically to discharge the weighed load into a filling chute leading to an open top container. Syrup is introduced into the filling chute when the hopper opens in order to lubricate the filling chute and to facilitate entry of the fragile articles one by one into the container along with the syrup.
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