Windshield for defining a weighing chamber of a balance
AssigneeA&D Company, Limited
InventorHisanori Oda
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Abstract
A windshield for a balance is provided, and the windshield to be attached to a balance to define a weighing chamber, includes openable and closable doors constituting portions of the weighing chamber, opening and closing mechanisms configured to open and close the doors, sensors configured to detect movement of the doors, and a control unit configured to command the opening and closing mechanism to open and close the door when a movement of the door from a stationary state is detected by the sensors. When an operator slightly moves the door from a stationary state to open or close the door, the sensor detects this, and the door is automatically opened or closed.
Claims13
A windshield for a balance to be attached to a balance to define a weighing chamber, comprising:
- an openable and closable door constituting a portion of the weighing chamber;
- an opening and closing mechanism configured to open and close the door;
- a sensor configured to detect movement of the door;
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- a control unit configured to perform control so as to cause the opening and closing mechanism to open or close the door when a movement of the door from a stationary state is detected by the sensor,
- wherein moving the door from a stationary state triggers the control unit to cause the opening and closing mechanism to open or close the door.
A method of opening and closing a windshield for a balance to be attached to a balance to define a weighing chamber, wherein the windshield comprises an openable and closable door constituting a portion of the weighing chamber;
- an opening and closing mechanism configured to open and close the door;
- a sensor configured to detect movement of the door;
- and a control unit configured to perform control so as to cause the opening and closing mechanism to open or close the door when a movement of the door from a stationary state is detected by the sensor, wherein the application of a force to move the door from a stationary state triggers the control unit to cause the opening and closing mechanism to open or close the door, comprising the step of
- applying a force to the door in either an opening or closing direction to trigger the control unit to cause the opening and closing mechanism to open or close the door.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.