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Apparatus for preventing the overload of a load cell

US4170270A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 26, 1978
Grant dateOct 9, 1979
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Expiry dateJun 26, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01G3/1412
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An apparatus for preventing the overload of a load cell used to measure deflection by providing a safety mechanism that will act upon the support of the load cell when an overload condition is reached. The invention is described in the environment of a leaf spring weighing scale that uses load cells to measure deflection of a load support.

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