# US 2018/0321076 A1 · Bad water discharge for weighing systems > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2018/0321076 A1 - Document ID: US20180321076A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 15/970,005 - Filed: 2018-05-03 - Published: 2018-11-08 - Earliest claimed: 2017-05-03 - Assignees: Multipond WäGetechnik GmbH - Applicants: Multipond Wägetechnik GmbH - Inventors: Andreas Peters; Markus Spateneder - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20180321076A1 ## CPC - G01G 13/006: {Container supply or discharge mechanism (means for automatic loading or discharging G01G13/02, G01G13/16, G01G13/24)} - G01G 17/06: having means for controlling the supply or discharge - G01G 21/22: Weigh pans or other weighing receptacles; Weighing platforms - G01G 21/28: Frames, Housings - G01G 23/00: Auxiliary devices for weighing apparatus - F25D 21/14: Collecting or removing condensed and defrost water; Drip trays - G01G 13/024: {by gravity} - G01G: WEIGHING (sorting by weighing B07C5/16) - F25D: REFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR (refrigerated showcases A47F3/04; thermally-insulated vessels for domestic use A47J41/00; refrigerated vehicles, see the appropriate subclasses of classes B60 - B64; containers with thermal insulation in general B65D81/38; heat-transfer, heat-exchange or heat-storage materials, e.g. refrigerants, or materials for the production of heat or cold by chemical reactions other than by combustion C09K5/00; thermally-insulated vessels for liquefied or solidified gases F17C; air-conditioning or air-humidification F24F; refrigeration machines, plants, or systems F25B; cooling of instruments or comparable apparatus without refrigeration G12B) ## Abstract A bad water discharge system for a weighing system, wherein the weighing system comprises a distribution plate, at least one feeding device; at least one reserve container, at least one weighing container and at least one collection funnel, wherein the at least one reserve container and the at least one weighing container are fixed to a cage and the at least one collection funnel is fixed to a frame. For the bad water discharge system, at least one feeding device discharge plate is disposed at a lower side of the feeding device so that it leads bad water away from at least one reserve container to a sidewall of the cage, and so that the bad water originating from an upper side of the cage and from the lower side of the feeding device is bundled into one flow and is collected below the cage in suitable collection devices. ## Claims ### Claim 1 Bad water discharge system of a weighing system, wherein the weighing system comprises a distribution plate, at least one feeding device, at least one reserve container, at least one weighing container and at least one collection funnel, which conduct product, wherein the at least one reserve container and the at least one weighing container are fixed to a cage and the at least one collection funnel is fixed to a frame, wherein the cage comprises pivoted upper and lower surfaces, at least one feeding device-discharge plate is disposed at the lower surface of the feeding device in a way that it leads bad water away from at least one reserve container to a sidewall of the cage, so that the bad water originating from the upper surface of the cage and from the lower surface of the feeding device is bundled into one flow and is collected below the cage in suitable collection devices, which are disposed above the collection funnel so that no bad water can get into the collection funnel. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) Bad water discharge system of a weighing system according to claim 1, wherein bad water is led via at least one reserve container holder to a side wall of the cage. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) Bad water discharge system of a weighing system according to claim 1, wherein one dripping edge from the upper surface of the cage is designed without projection, but finishes flushly with the side area of the cage. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) Bad water discharge system of a weighing system according to claim 1, wherein a pivoted protective roof is provided above the weighing system. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) Bad water discharge system of a weighing system according to claim 1, wherein at least one collection chute and one substantially central collection container are provided as collection devices, wherein the at least one collection chute is pivoted obliquely with regard to the collection container. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) Bad water discharge system of a weighing system according to claim 5, wherein pivoted discharge channels are provided in a way that they lead out of the collection container, in order to drain bad water to the outside. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) Bad water discharge system of a weighing system according to claim 6, wherein the pivoted discharge channels are provided below frame arms with a pivoted surface, which connect the collection funnel and the frame. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) Bad water discharge system of a weighing system according to claim 5, wherein several collection chutes are provided, which are aligned in an overlapping manner. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) Bad water discharge system of a weighing system according to claim 1, wherein the tubular chutes are provided for the product, and several bulkhead plates, which are pivoted to the outside, are provided as collection devices for bad water, and are respectively fixedly connected with the tubular chute, wherein the bulkhead plates lie on the collection funnel, and wherein a central cover is provided. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) Bad water discharge system of a weighing system according to claim 9, wherein the bulkhead plates are respectively aligned in an overlapping manner. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) Bad water discharge system of a weighing system according to claim 1, wherein lateral collection containers are provided as collection devices. ### Claim 12 (depends on 11) Bad water discharge system of a weighing system according to claim 11, wherein a substantially central collection container is provided as further collection device. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) Bad water discharge system of a weighing system according to claim 1, wherein a funnel flange is mounted on the collection funnel, with which a drip tray, which is pivoted to the outside, can be connected. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) Bad water discharge system of a weighing system according to claim 13, wherein a pipe is mounted at the lower end of the collection funnel at the funnel flange, in which product is conducted, wherein the pipe is connected with a pipe-flange and a pivoted plate. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) Bad water discharge system of a weighing system according to claim 1, containing at least one system consisting of plain bearing bush and plain bearing bush grip, wherein flush drillings are present in the plain bearing bush grip, and water-conducting sections between bearing seats are present in the plain bearing bushes, wherein flush drillings and water-conducting sections are in fluid communication. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) Bad water discharge system of a weighing system according to claim 1, wherein a step is provided on the frame, which is not aligned horizontally, which has a distance from the frame, and in which at least one section is provided. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) Bad water discharge system of a weighing system according to claim 1, wherein the distribution plate is at least provided with one sealing element. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) Bad water discharge system of a weighing system according to claim 1, wherein the reserve container holder is obliquely pivoted into the direction of the cage.