Apparatus for preventing the overload of a load cell
US4170270A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 26, 1978 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 1979 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 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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