| 摘要 |
A feeder wheel (13) has a top surface (15) and a peripheral edge (23), with volumetric measuring cavities (20) to open at one end to said top surface and at a lower end to said edge. An endless belt (25) is entrained about a portion of the edge, covering cavity outlets open to said edge, but said belt is pulled away from said edge by a pulley (28) at one side of the wheel. Product is dispensed from the cavities when their outlets are uncovered by the belt. The cavities are filled by dropping product onto the top surface of the wheel and by gradually plowing the product over and into the cavities. The final plow (47) is slightly curved over a number of cavities so the last product cut is gently performed to increase repeatable volumetric accuracy of product in each cavity. |
