Ball Agitator
I did not realize quite how difficult it would be to get the 6mm sub-gram plastic ball from jamming up against one another till I had to deal with it. I did not foresee having to develop this mechanism at all. Getting the balls to go from a reservoir to a single-file line was not something I could accomplish without the use of a motor. The final solution, was a rotating inlet with a brush that swept the area around the inlet.
Jamming Example
Jamming Example
Belted Agitator
Agitating Inlet
Agitating Inlet
Ball Dispensers with Integrated Agitator
Agitator at Bottom of Reservoir
Agitator at Bottom of Reservoir
V1 Agitator
V1 Agitator