Weight scale with centralized lever supported receiving tray
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsBradley J. Huntzinger, James D. Cook, Bhim P. Khanal
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AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsBradley J. Huntzinger, James D. Cook, Bhim P. Khanal
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Various embodiments are directed to methods and apparatuses for determining a weight of one or more objects disposed about an area of the weight measurement device using a single force sensor to accurately measure a force generated by the one or more objects. In various embodiments, the apparatus comprises a housing, a receiving tray, a lever assembly configured to receive a weight force from the receiving tray and generate a collective lever force corresponding to the weight force, the lever assembly comprising a plurality of levers, wherein each lever of the plurality of levers being at least substantially fixed to the housing at a first lever location and configured to receive a partial weight force from the receiving tray at a second lever location, and a force sensor configured to define a fulcrum point along each of the plurality of levers.
A weight measurement device comprising:
A method of generating weight measurement data corresponding to one or more objects, the method comprising:
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