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US 12,379,240 B1Granted
Method and apparatus for measuring the weight of a container using load cells
AssigneeCanalytics Technologies, LLC
InventorsRobert Lydick, John Lydick, Roma Montifar
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Abstract
An apparatus for measuring the weight of a container, such as a large trash compactor, includes a base plate and a loading fixture. The loading fixture is carried by the base plate, and includes a floating plate, at least one piston coupled to the floating plate, and a pressure transducer for generating a selected signal based upon pressure in the piston.
Claims7
A scale device for measuring the weight of a container, the apparatus comprising:
- a base plate;
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- a loading fixture carried by the base plate, the loading fixture comprising:
- a floating plate;
- at least one piston coupled to a side of the floating plate;
- a piston ram coupled to the at least one piston, the piston ram being configured to move as pressure is applied;
- a piston pad coupled to the base plate, the piston pad being further coupled to the piston ram such that, when an object is placed on the floating plate, a portion of the object's weight is transferred to the piston pad and pressure is exerted on the piston ram;
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- a pressure transducer for generating a selected signal based upon pressure in the piston.
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