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Flow line weighing device
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1988-08-04
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Granted: 1991-11-19
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Expires: 2008-08-04
Abstract
Abstract A flow line weighing device for weighing material flowing over a plate. The plate has one or more force transducers mounted on the plate so that the plate is directly and solely supported by the transducer or transducers. The output signal, or additive signal, of the transducer or transducers, respectively, is processed to give a readout which is independent of the area of the plate. Thus a direct reading is obtained without the requirement of the mechanical transmission of a force to the sensing units.
Inventors
- 👤 Peter A. Reuter
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 23:38
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01G; G01G11/00; G01G11/04; G01F; G01F1/00; G01F1/05; G01F1/20; G01F1/28; G01F1/30; G01F1/76; G01F1/78
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
96 words
A flow line weighing device for weighing flowable material, the device comprising a non-horizontal plate having a front surface against which the flowable material impinges, characterized in that the plate is supported solely by a plurality of force transducers attached to and in direct contact with the rear surface of the plate, and an electronic circuit to process signals from said force transducers developed by the horizontal component of the impinging force to provide a read-out independent of the area of the front surface of the plate which is impinged by the fluent material being weighed.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
96 words
A flow line weighing device for weighing flowable material, the device comprising a non-horizontal plate having a front surface against which the flowable material impinges, characterized in that the plate is supported solely by a plurality of force transducers attached to and in direct contact with the rear surface of the plate, and an electronic circuit to process signals from said force transducers developed by the horizontal component of the impinging force to provide a read-out independent of the area of the front surface of the plate which is impinged by the fluent material being weighed.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
27 words
A flow line weighing device as defined in claim 1, in which said plate is inclined to the vertical to be impinged by vertically falling flowable material.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A flow line weighing device as defined in claim 1 in which said plate is vertical to be impinged by material projected from a conveyor.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
A flow line weighing device as defined in claim 1 in which said plate is rectangular and has said force transducers mounted one at each corner of said plate, said transducers being supported by a transducer frame.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
66 words
A flow line weighing device as defined in claim 1 wherein said force transducers are in contact with said plate, said force transducers being mounted in a transducer frame, a base frame supporting said transducer frame, a pivot connecting said base frame to a support whereby said base frame may be swung to a horizontal position with said plate facing upwardly for calibration of said transducers.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
A flow line weighing device as defined in claim 1, wherein the output signals from each said force transducer are applied to an analog multiplexer amplifier and signal conditional which also receives signals from temperature sensors associated with each force transducer.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
69 words
A flow line weighing device as defined in claim 6, wherein a bidirectional control/data bus is connected to a pulse input buffer responsive to the speed of a belt conveyor which conveys the flowable material, and to a digitiser receiving signal from the analog multiplexer amplifier and signal conditioner and to a central processing unit, together with a digital output driver giving a display of the mass flow rate.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1994-11-18 | 1995-05-20 | 1995-11-19 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1998-11-18 | 1999-05-20 | 1999-11-19 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 2002-11-18 | 2003-05-20 | 2003-11-19 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |