Weighing apparatus for producing geographically-corrected measurements
US4512429A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 19, 1984 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 19, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01G23/015
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An electromechanical weighing apparatus is disclosed including a device for correcting the load measurement in accordance with the given gravitational force existing at the geographical place of installation of the weighing apparatus. An adjusting mechanism (6) is used to set various switching states corresponding with given different predetermined gravitational acceleration values, respectively, and a calculator or microprocessor (41)--operable in accordance with the aforementioned switching positions to supply from a storage unit corresponding retrievable gravity values--determines the adjusted gravitational acceleration value that is to be used to modify the measured weight signal to produce a geographically-corrected signal of the mass of the object being weighed that is displayed on the indicating device.
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