Weighing module for static or dynamic weighing of loads and force transmission applied thereby
OwnerRonny Van De Vlietinventor
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Weighing module includes a main frame, an auxiliary frame, and a force sensor therebetween for measuring forces exerted on the force sensor, an elastic force transmission between the sensor and the auxiliary frame for transmitting forces from the auxiliary frame to the main frame, along vertical and horizontal directions, the force transmission including a first elastic compressible element held in the vertical direction between a first and a second housing part located there below and movable with respect to the first housing part, the force transmission resting on the sensor for a direct vertical force transmission via the first elastic element, whereby at rest an open play is left between the two housing parts, at least along two horizontal directions orthogonal to one another, to enable, when there are limited horizontal forces on the auxiliary frame, a limited horizontal freedom of movement up to the play between the two housing parts.
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A weighing module for statically or dynamically weighing loads, and this weighing module consists of a main frame, an auxiliary frame on which the loads to be weighed are placed, and between the two frames there is a force sensor for measuring or determining the forces exerted on the force sensor, whereby between the force sensor and the auxiliary frame there is an elastic force transmission or ‘elastomer’ for transmitting the forces from the auxiliary frame to the main frame, primarily along a vertical direction (Z-Z′) and a horizontal direction (X-X′, Y-Y′), wherein the force transmission consists of a first elastic compressible element that is held in the vertical direction (X-X′) between a first housing part, by which the force transmission is secured to the auxiliary frame or forms part of it, and a second housing part located below it that is movable with respect to the first housing part, and whereby the force transmission rests on the force sensor for a direct vertical force transmission via the first elastic element, and whereby at rest an open play is left between the two housing parts, at least along two horizontal directions (X-X′ and Y-Y′) that are transverse to one another, in order to enable, when there are limited horizontal forces on the auxiliary frame, a limited horizontal freedom of movement up to the play between the two housing parts, thanks to the elasticity of the first elastic element, and whereby this play is chosen such that when the horizontal forces exceed a certain value in an aforementioned horizontal direction, the play in this direction is eliminated and both housing parts come into contact with one another in the horizontal direction.
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