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US 5,210,706 AGranted
Device for measuring a physical force
AssigneeTokyo Electric Co., Ltd.
InventorYoshihisa Nishiyama
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Abstract
A load cell weighing device has a plurality of load cells. In the device, detection values are respectively output from the load cells. The detection values are digitized by analog-to-digital conversion circuits. Low frequency noise components involved in the digitized detection values are reduced by digital filters. Then, the noise-reduced values are summed to provide weight data.
Claims8
A force measuring device comprising:
- means for converting force into a plurality of digital signals respectively corresponding to different points at which the force is detected, and including a plurality of load cells respectively positioned at said different points to provide analog output signals, means for transmitting force to each of said load cells, means for respectively converting said analog output signals provided by said plurality of load cells into said plurality of digital signals, and a memory coupled to receive said plurality of digital signals;
- means coupled to said memory for reducing noise components contained in digital signals retrieved from said memory, and including a plurality of digital filters for respectively receiving said plurality of digital signals retrieved from said memory to generate therefrom a plurality of low noise digital signals, said digital filters having attenuation characteristics respectively corresponding to noise components of said retrieved digital signals;
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- means for combining said plurality of low noise digital signals to provide a combined signal representing said force.
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