System to measure the weight applied by a supporting member of a structure and method of installation thereof
AssigneeTechnologies Intelia Inc.
InventorsClaude Bouchard, Josee Samson
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Abstract
A system to monitor weight of a reservoir or a structure comprises a load cell which comprises an electrical or optical transducer to provide a proportional signal of the deformation, a load cell base support for holding the load cell on the ground substantially about the axis of the support element of the reservoir, a load cell support adapter to attach the loadcell to the support member of the reservoir. The cell support adapter may comprise an opening or a shouldering anchor aiming at facilitating attachment to a temporary lifting device.
Claims19
A system to measure the weight applied on a rigid surface by a supporting member of a structure, the system comprising:
- an adapter assembly comprising:
- a rigid side wall attached to the side portion of the supporting member of the structure with a fastening device;
- a top seat adapted to transfer the load of the supporting member to a top portion of a compression load cell;
- an anchoring element for attaching a lifting device;
- a load cell base being:
- shaped to support and hold a bottom portion of the compression load cell and support the load applied on the compression load cell;
- mountable to the rigid surface;
- the compression load cell measuring a load applied between the top portion and the bottom portion and lifting the supporting member at an elevation above the rigid surface when the compression load cell is in-between the adapter assembly and the load cell base;
- wherein the lifting device is inactive when the adapter assembly sits on the compression load cell.
A system to measure the weight applied on a rigid surface by a supporting member of a structure, the system comprising:
- an adapter assembly comprising:
- a rigid side wall attached to the side portion of the supporting member of the structure with a fastening device;
- a top seat adapted to transfer the load of the supporting member to a top portion of a compression load cell;
- an anchoring element for attaching a lifting device;
- a load cell base being:
- shaped to support and hold a bottom portion of the compression load cell and support the load applied on the compression load cell;
- mountable to the rigid surface;
- a lifting device, the lifting device comprising:
- a lever support member adapted to be supported by the load cell base;
- a lifting handle pivotally attached to the anchoring element and acting as a lever;
- wherein when the lifting handle is pivoted, the load cell is raised or lowered;
- wherein the compression load cell measures a load applied between the top portion and the bottom portion and lifting the supporting member at an elevation above the rigid surface when the compression load cell is in-between the adapter assembly and the load cell base.
A method for installing a weighting system to a supporting member of a structure, the method comprising:
- attaching a load cell base to the rigid surface;
- attaching a side portion of a load cell adapter to a side portion of a supporting member of the structure, wherein distance between the load cell adapter and the load cell base is lower than the height of the load cell;
- installing a lifting device to the load cell adapter;
- using the lifting device to raise the load cell adapter to a height allowing the load cell to be inserted between the load cell adapter and the load cell base;
- inserting the load cell between the load cell adapter and the load cell base;
- upon insertion of the load cell, removing the lifting device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.