Weight measurement device and load cell unit
AssigneeTanita Corporation
InventorAkihisa Honda
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Abstract
A weight measurement device comprises: a housing cover to receive weight of a measurement target; a plurality of load cells to support the housing cover and detect the weight; a housing base comprising, for each of the plurality of load cells, a recessed and projected shape part comprising: a recessed part open upward to at least partially contain each load cell and fix the load cell; and a projected part projected downward corresponding to the recessed part; and an adjustment leg which at least partially contains the recessed and projected shape part, and comprises an adjustment mechanism part for height position adjustment at a position opposed to a side part of the recessed and projected shape part.
Claims12
A weight measurement device comprising:
- a housing cover to receive weight of a measurement target;
- a plurality of load cells to support the housing cover and detect the weight;
- a housing base comprising, for each of the plurality of load cells, a recessed and projected shape part comprising:
- a recessed part open upward to at least partially contain each load cell and fix the load cell;
- and a projected part projected downward corresponding to the recessed part, wherein a surface of the recessed part is situated inside the recessed and projected shape part, and a surface of the projected part is situated outside the recessed and projected shape part opposing the surface of the recessed part;
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- an adjustment leg which at least partially contains the recessed and projected shape part, and comprises an adjustment mechanism part for height position adjustment at a position opposed to a side part of the recessed and projected shape part.
A load cell unit comprising:
- a load cell to detect weight of a measurement target;
- a housing base comprising a recessed and projected shape part comprising:
- a recessed part open upward to at least partially contain the load cell and fix the load cell;
- and a projected part projected downward corresponding to the recessed part, wherein a surface of the recessed part is situated inside the recessed and projected shape part, and a surface of the projected part is situated outside the recessed and projected shape part opposing the surface of the recessed part;
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- an adjustment leg which at least partially contains the recessed and projected shape part, and comprises an adjustment mechanism part for height position adjustment at a position opposed to a side part of the recessed and projected shape part.
A weight measurement device comprising:
- a plurality of load cell units placed in a plane;
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- a common cover placed on the plurality of load cell units, wherein each of the plurality of load cell units comprises:
- a load cell to detect weight of a measurement target;
- a housing base comprising a recessed and projected shape part comprising:
- a recessed part open upward to at least partially contain the load cell and fix the load cell;
- and a projected part projected downward corresponding to the recessed part, wherein a surface of the recessed part is situated inside the recessed and projected shape part, and a surface of the projected part is situated outside the recessed and projected shape part opposing the surface of the recessed part;
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- an adjustment leg which at least partially contains the recessed and projected shape part, and comprises an adjustment mechanism part for height position adjustment at a position opposed to a side part of the recessed and projected shape part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.