# US 2019/0376833 A1 · Weighing conveying apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2019/0376833 A1 - Document ID: US20190376833A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 16/402,018 - Filed: 2019-05-02 - Published: 2019-12-12 - Earliest claimed: 2018-06-07 - Assignees: Bizerba GmbH & Co. KG - Applicants: Bizerba SE & Co. KG - Inventors: Karsten MERZ - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20190376833A1 ## CPC - G01G 11/003: {Details; specially adapted accessories (details of weighing apparatus in general G01G21/00; auxiliary devices for weighing apparatus in general G01G23/00)} - G01G 19/03: for weighing during motion ({G01G19/022, G01G19/045,} G01G19/04, G01G19/07 take precedence {; weighing a continuous stream material during flow G01G11/00; check weighing of materials dispensed into removable containers G01G15/00}) - B65G 21/2072: {Laterial guidance means} - B65G 47/28: during transit by a single conveyor - B65G 15/24: in tandem - B65G 2203/0258: Weight of the article - G01G: WEIGHING (sorting by weighing B07C5/16) - B65G: TRANSPORT OR STORAGE DEVICES, e.g. CONVEYORS FOR LOADING OR TIPPING, SHOP CONVEYOR SYSTEMS OR PNEUMATIC TUBE CONVEYORS (packaging B65B; handling thin or filamentary materials, e.g. paper sheets or thread, B65H; cranes B66C; portable mobile or lifting or hauling appliances, e.g. hoists, B66D; devices for lifting or lowering goods for loading or unloading purposes, e.g. fork-lift trucks, B66F9/00; emptying bottles, jars, casks, barrels or similar containers, not otherwise provided for, B67C9/00; delivering or transferring liquids B67D; filling or discharging vessels for liquefied, solidified or compressed gases F17C; pipe-line systems for fluids F17D) ## Abstract Disclosed is a weighing conveying apparatus for goods, having at least one conveyor belt, and a weighing belt arranged downstream of the conveyor belt in the conveying direction, wherein the respective conveyor belt includes a belt body having an upper side and a transport belt running around the belt body in operation of the weighing conveying apparatus, and wherein the at least one conveyor belt is provided with a respective alignment rail at both sides in the conveying direction, with the two alignment rails serving for the alignment of the goods. The width of the respective transport belt is smaller than the spacing of the two alignment rails from one another, with the respective transport belt being arranged between the two alignment rails, and with the upper edge of the upper run of the respective transport belt being arranged above the lower edges of the alignment rails. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A weighing conveying apparatus for goods, the weighing conveying apparatus having at least one conveyor belt and a weighing belt arranged downstream of the conveyor belt in the conveying direction, wherein the respective conveyor belt comprises a belt body having an upper side and a transport belt running around the belt body in operation of the weighing conveying apparatus; wherein the at least one conveyor belt is provided with a respective alignment rail at both sides in the conveying direction, with the two alignment rails serving for the alignment of the goods; and wherein the width of the respective transport belt is smaller than the spacing of the two alignment rails from one another, with the respective transport belt being arranged between the two alignment rails, and with the upper side of the upper run of the respective transport belt being arranged above the lower edges of the alignment rails. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The weighing conveying apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein the alignment rails are each seated on the respective belt body or are each arranged at a spacing above the respective belt body. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The weighing conveying apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein the alignment rails are each fastened to a rack of the weighing conveying apparatus via a respective holder. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The weighing conveying apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein at least one alignment rail is adjustable transversely to the conveying direction via a respective adjustment mechanism. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The weighing conveying apparatus in accordance with claim 4, wherein the at least one alignment rail is adjustable transversely to the conveying direction between a respective end position at the inner side and a respective end position at the outer side. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The weighing conveying apparatus in accordance with claim 4, wherein the at least one alignment rail is adjustable transversely to the conveying direction between a respective extended end position at the inner side and a respective retracted end position at the outer side. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The weighing conveying apparatus in accordance with claim 6, wherein the respective adjustment mechanism has a scissor construction having two scissor arms that are arranged crossed and that are connected to one another in an articulated manner at their centers to adjust the respective alignment rail between the extended end position and the retracted end position. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The weighing conveying apparatus in accordance with claim 7, wherein the four ends of the two scissor arms are supported via two fixed bearings and two slotted controls at the respective alignment rail and at a respective holder for the respective alignment rail. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The weighing conveying apparatus in accordance with claim 8, wherein at least one of the fixed bearings and the slotted controls comprises a locking screw to fix the scissor construction in its respectively set position. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The weighing conveying apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein the alignment rails are each vertically adjustable. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The weighing conveying apparatus in accordance with claim 10, wherein a respective holder for the respective alignment rail is vertically adjustably fastened to a rack of the weighing conveying apparatus. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The weighing conveying apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein the respective belt body is fastened via a respective quick-closure to a rack of the weighing conveying apparatus. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The weighing conveying apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein the respective transport belt is attached via a respective quick-closure to the respective belt body. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The weighing conveying apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein the respective belt body is fastened to a rack of the weighing conveying apparatus, with the fastening being releasable without tools. ### Claim 15 (depends on 1) The weighing conveying apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein the respective transport belt is releasable from the belt body without tools. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The weighing conveying apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein the weighing conveying apparatus comprises at least one of a set of transport belts having different widths and a set of conveyor belts having transport belts of different widths that can be selectively used for the operation of the weighing conveying apparatus. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The weighing conveying apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein the weighing belt comprises a belt body and a transport belt that runs around the belt body in operation of the weighing conveying apparatus and whose width is greater than the spacing of the two alignment rails from one another. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The weighing conveying apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein the weighing conveying apparatus is a price labeler.