Weighing apparatus
US4577708A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 17, 1984 |
| Grant date | Mar 25, 1986 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 17, 2004 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01G19/14
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Apparatus for weighing a succession of articles comprises a plurality of article carriers, for example poultry carcass carrying hooks 19, interconnected, for example by a chain 16, for movement in succession along a path. A weighing device is positioned at a weighing station 22 and means are provided to lower each article carrier at the weighing station to apply load to the weighing device. The article carriers may for example be lowered as a result of being pressed downwardly by means of a dipping portion of rail 26. By lowering each article carrier during weighing, it is possible to weigh the article carried by the carrier without significantly changing the vertical position of the article with respect to adjacent articles, thus reducing the risk that the weight recorded will be inaccurate because of any drag applied by adjacent articles.
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