| US 7,472,808 B2 | ||
| Powder and granular material metering device | ||
| Kazunari Hanaoka, Nagoya (Japan); and Satoshi Ishii, Tokyo (Japan) | ||
| Assigned to Matsui MFG. Co., Ltd., Osaka (Japan) | ||
| Appl. No. 10/511,359 PCT Filed Jun. 10, 2003, PCT No. PCT/JP03/07381 § 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Oct. 12, 2004, PCT Pub. No. WO2004/005863, PCT Pub. Date Jan. 15, 2004. |
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| Claims priority of application No. 2002-196602 (JP), filed on Jul. 05, 2002; and application No. 2002-196604 (JP), filed on Jul. 05, 2002. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0167449 A1, Aug. 04, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. B65D 88/54 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 222—285 [222/306; 222/334; 222/438; 222/440; 222/450] | 2 Claims |
| 1. A powder body metering apparatus comprises a metering container including:
a first hollow cylinder including an inlet in an upper end thereof; and
a separate second hollow cylinder arranged so as to be freely adjustable in position with respect to the first hollow cylinder;
and
a switch valve for opening and closing the inlet of the metering container,
wherein said first hollow cylinder and said second hollow cylinder are slidably inserted one inside the other,
wherein an internal capacity of said metering container is variable by translating or linearly shifting the second hollow
cylinder with respect to the first hollow cylinder,
wherein a first opening is provided in a lower portion of the metering container and a separate second opening is provided
in a desired portion, and
wherein said first opening and said second opening are each spaced from said inlet, said first opening communicating with
said second opening through said metering container.
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