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US 2006/0137914 A1Published application
Method and device for measuring the weight applied to the ground by at least one axle
AssigneeOsmos SA
InventorBernard Hodac
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AssigneeOsmos SA
InventorBernard Hodac
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A bridge comprises a floor, one end of which embodying a first bearing line rests on a shoulder of an abutment by means of two end bearings. Detectors of vertical dimensional variation are connected to the bearings. When a vehicle crosses the end of the floor, the sudden variation in vertical dimension experienced by the bearings when each axle of the vehicle reaches the end of the floor is detected. These sudden variations are analyzed in order to develop a measurement of the weight transmitted to the ground by each of the axles. The sum of these weights provides a measurement of the total weight of the vehicle. When a pre-determined limit is exceeded, alarms and/or actions are triggered. The invention is useful for simple, economic and systematic checking of the observance of the maximum weights authorized for vehicles crossing a bridge or more generally following a determined route.
A method for measuring the weight applied to the ground by at least one axle of a vehicle characterized by the step of detecting the sudden dimensional variation experienced by a vertical dimension of a structure of a bridge beneath an end bearing line embodied by one end of a floor of the bridge, this sudden variation being produced when the axle crosses said end bearing line when travelling along the road.
A device for measuring the weight applied to the ground by at least one axle of a vehicle, characterized by comprising:
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