Weighing load cells and arrangements employing them in shelves
US11946795B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 16, 2020 |
| Grant date | Apr 2, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 2, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01G21/28
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A weighing assembly having first and second shelf brackets supporting first and second planar load cell assemblies, each planar load cell assembly having at least one load cell arrangement disposed on a metal load cell body, each load cell arrangement including first and second contiguous cutout windows passing through the load cell body, a pair of measuring beams disposed along opposite edges of the load cell body, a first flexure arrangement having a first pair of flexure beams, a loading element comprising a receiving element and extending from an innermost flexure base, and at least one strain gage, fixedly attached to a surface of the measuring beam.
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