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Granted Patent B2
US 11,849,706 · App. 17/136,328 · Granted Dec 26, 2023

Feeding apparatus and discharging adjustment structure thereof

Inventor: Pei-Sheng Tsai (New Taipei, TW)
Assignee: CHICONY ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
A01K5/0225A01K5/0275A01K5/0291
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Patent No.
US 11,849,706
App. No.
17/136,328
Granted
Dec 26, 2023
Kind
B2
Abstract

A feeding apparatus includes a storage chamber, an ejection channel and a discharging adjustment structure. The storage chamber has a discharging hole. The ejection channel communicates with the storage chamber through the discharging hole. The discharging adjustment structure is disposed in the storage chamber and includes a fixing member and a baffle. The fixing member is disposed on a side wall of the storage chamber and is adjacent to the discharging hole. The baffle is movably disposed on the fixing member, and one end of the baffle is adjacent to the discharging hole.

Claims (29)

1. A feeding apparatus, comprising:

a storage chamber having a discharging hole;

an ejection channel communicating with the storage chamber through the discharging hole; and

a discharging adjustment structure disposed in the storage chamber, the discharging adjustment structure comprising:

a fixing member disposed on a side wall of the storage chamber and adjacent to the discharging hole;

a baffle movably disposed on the fixing member, one end of the baffle being adjacent to the discharging hole, and the baffle comprising at least one stress weakening structure, wherein the stress weakening structure is a recess or a through groove, wherein the baffle is divided into a first area and a second area, the first area being away from the discharging hole and the second area being adjacent to the discharging hole, the hardness of the first area is greater than the hardness of the second area; and

an anti-slip member disposed between the fixing member and the baffle for fixing the relative position of the baffle and the fixing member.

2. The feeding apparatus of claim 1 , wherein, when the baffle moves relative to the fixing member, the baffle adjusts the size of the discharging hole.

3. The feeding apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the fixing member has a convex portion, the baffle has a groove, and the baffle is sleeved on the convex portion of the fixing member with the groove.

4. The feeding apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the anti-slip member is disposed on an outer surface of the fixing member, and the anti-slip member contacts an inner surface of the baffle.

5. The feeding apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the fixing member has at least one rib, the baffle has at least a convex portion, and the rib and the convex portion press against each other.

6. The feeding apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the baffle comprises a curved opening, the curved opening being located at the end of the baffle adjacent to the discharging hole.

7. A discharging adjustment structure, applied to a feeding apparatus comprising a storage chamber and an ejection channel, the storage chamber having a discharging hole that communicates with the ejection channel and the discharging adjustment structure comprising:

a fixing member disposed on a side wall of the storage chamber and adjacent to the discharging hole;

a baffle movably disposed on the fixing member, one end of the baffle being adjacent to the discharging hole, and the baffle comprising at least one stress weakening structure, wherein the stress weakening structure is a recess or a through groove, wherein the baffle is divided into a first area and a second area, the first area being away from the discharging hole and the second area being adjacent to the discharging hole, the hardness of the first area is greater than the hardness of the second area; and

an anti-slip member disposed between the fixing member and the baffle for fixing the relative position of the baffle and the fixing member.

8. The discharging adjustment structure of claim 7 , wherein, when the baffle moves relative to the fixing member, the baffle adjusts the size of the discharging hole.

9. The discharging adjustment structure of claim 7 , wherein the fixing member has a convex portion, the baffle has a groove, and the baffle is sleeved on the convex portion of the fixing member with the groove.

10. The discharging adjustment structure of claim 7 , wherein the anti-slip member is disposed on an outer surface of the fixing member, and the anti-slip member contacts an inner surface of the baffle.

11. The discharging adjustment structure of claim 7 , wherein the fixing member has at least one rib, the baffle has at least a convex portion, and the rib and the convex portion press against each other.

12. The discharging adjustment structure of claim 7 , wherein the baffle comprises a curved opening, the curved opening being located at the end of the baffle adjacent to the discharging hole.

13. A feeding apparatus, applied to an automatic feeding apparatus for flinging a material, the feeding apparatus comprising:

a storage chamber accommodating the material and having a discharging hole;

an ejection channel communicating with the storage chamber through the discharging hole;

a discharging adjustment structure disposed in the storage chamber, the discharging adjustment structure comprising:

a fixing member disposed on a side wall of the storage chamber and adjacent to the discharging hole;

a baffle movably disposed on the fixing member, one end of the baffle being adjacent to the discharging hole, wherein the baffle is divided into a first area and a second area, the first area being away from the discharging hole and the second area being adjacent to the discharging hole, the hardness of the first area is greater than the hardness of the second area; and

an anti-slip member disposed between the fixing member and the baffle for fixing the relative position of the baffle and the fixing member; and

a push rod disposed on a bottom side of the storage chamber, and the push rod being moved toward the discharging hole to push the material to the ejection channel through the discharging hole.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 5, 2021
From: TSAI, PEI-SHENG
To: CHICONY ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
Reel/Frame 054809/0001 →
Priority Claims (1)
TW 109118987 · Jun 5, 2020 · national
Continuity (2)
Provisional Application 62991685 · Mar 19, 2020
Related Publication 20210289745A1 · Sep 23, 2021