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US 2022/0033203 A1Published application
Conveyor system with weighing capability
AssigneeTerex GB Limited
InventorsRichard Byrne, Lee Johnston, Barry McMenamin, David Gibson
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AssigneeTerex GB Limited
InventorsRichard Byrne, Lee Johnston, Barry McMenamin, David Gibson
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A conveyor system comprising a conveyor and a conveyor weighing apparatus. The conveyor weighing apparatus has a load determination device for determining the load exerted the conveyor on a conveyor support. The conveyor weighing apparatus may have measurement devices for measuring the angle and speed of the conveyor. The load determination device determines the load exerted by the at least section of conveyor in both laden and unladen states, and the results are combined with the speed and angle measurements, and with known system constants, to calculate the weight of material being conveyed.
A conveyor system comprising a conveyor and a conveyor weighing apparatus, the conveyor weighing apparatus comprising:
The conveyor system of clam 1, wherein said drive means comprises a hydraulic motor and said at least one load related operating parameter comprises a hydraulic flow rate and/or a hydraulic pressure of said hydraulic motor, or wherein said drive means comprises an electric motor and said at least one load related operating parameter comprises an electrical power, current and/or voltage drawn by said electric motor.
A conveyor weighing apparatus comprising:
A method of weighing the material transported by a conveyor or section thereof, the method comprising:
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.