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OT-2026-000000799

Supply apparatus

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Material Handling › Conveying Systems
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US-12600578-B2, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, 14 April 2026
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Abstract

A supply apparatus ( 10 ) includes: a blocker ( 13 ) disposed at a fork ( 12 ) between a main conveyance path ( 11 ), a first conveyance path ( 12 A), and a second conveyance path ( 12 B), the blocker ( 13 ) making a switch between a first state where supply of articles from the main conveyance path ( 11 ) to the first conveyance path ( 12 A) is blocked and a second state where supply of the articles from the main conveyance path ( 11 ) to the second conveyance path ( 12 B) is blocked; and a controller ( 20 ) that transitions, based on respective conditions of supply of the articles to two adjacent combination weighing mechanisms ( 1 A, 1 B), the blocker ( 13 ) into at least either the first state or the second state to switch a route of conveyance of the articles.

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OpenTechnical Publication OT-2026-000000799, “Supply apparatus,” published September 15, 2026 at 19:03:24 UTC, https://opentechnical.org/p/OT-2026-000000799.

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