Device for monitoring the operating conditions of a balance
US6995323B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 24, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 24, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01G23/002
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device for monitoring an operating condition is incorporated in a balance with a weighing cell, an electronic weighing circuit arrangement (15), an output unit (21, 22, 44), and at least one electronic inclination sensor (13). The circuit arrangement (15) includes a signal-processing device (17), a memory device (19) as well as a time clock (20). Based on a sensor signal received from the electronic inclination sensor (13), the signal-processing device (17) determines a quantity that is indicative of the operating condition of the balance. The signal-processing device (17) also determines the current time and assigns a time value to the quantity that represents the operating condition. The resultant vector-like sets of time and operating condition data are transmitted to and stored in the memory device (19), so that the data are at all times available for transmission to an output unit (21, 22, 44).
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