Food pellet dispensing apparatus

Article dispensing – With discharge assistant – Rotary

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239687, 119 5791, B65G 5900

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053681924

ABSTRACT:
The food pellet dispensing apparatus of the present invention includes a hopper which communicates food pellets to a paddle wheel, which is housed within an enclosure, through a chute. The paddle wheel is coupled to a drive motor which rotates the paddle wheel when power is applied. Positioned within the chute is a shut-off gate that controls the flow of food pellets from the hopper into the enclosure. A timer circuit applies power to the drive motor at periodic intervals to facilitate the rotation of the paddle wheel. A delay timer circuit after a predetermined delay, which approximately corresponds to the time required to accelerate the paddle wheel to operating speed, opens the shut-off gate, thereby allowing food pellets to gravity feed from the hopper to the enclosure. As the food pellets enter the enclosure, they are accelerated by the paddle wheel until an outlet in the enclosure is reached. When the food pellets reach the enclosure outlet, they are propelled by the paddle wheel from the apparatus and out along the desired food pellet scatter area.

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