Combination scale for weighing long shaped loose products, such as pasta or similar
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1. A combination scale comprising:
- a rough weighing section with at least one rough weighing head (9, 11;
109, 111) and a weighing means (25, 27;
125) for weighing individual rough weight amounts of a loose product;
a finishing section (2;
102) with a plurality of weighing means (35, 37;
135, 137) for weighing individual amounts of the loose product;
a control unit (41) determining, for each rough amount, a combination of said individual amounts of product weighed in the finishing section, which sum is a finishing amount that, added to the respective rough amount, optimally approximates a predetermined nominal amount;
in said finishing section (2;
102), a plurality of weighing hoppers (35;
135) and, underneath said weighing hoppers, an unloading system (39;
43;
139, 161-164) for the controlled unloading of individual amounts of product weighed in said weighing hoppers and selected by said control unit (41) in corresponding cups (7;
107) where corresponding rough weighed amounts were previously unloaded;
characterized in that said unloading system includes a plurality of transit levels (43, 45-57;
161-164) arranged in a cascade underneath said weighing hoppers.
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The scale comprises: a rough weighing section with at least one rough weighing head (9, 11) and a weighing means (25, 27) for weighing individual rough weight amounts of a loose product; a finishing section (2) with a plurality of weighing means (35, 37) for weighing individual amounts of the loose product; a control unit (41) determining, for each rough amount, a combination of said individual amounts of product weighed in the finishing section which sum is a finishing amount that added to the respective rough amount optimally approximates a predetermined nominal amount.
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1. A combination scale comprising:
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a rough weighing section with at least one rough weighing head (9, 11;
109, 111) and a weighing means (25, 27;
125) for weighing individual rough weight amounts of a loose product;
a finishing section (2;
102) with a plurality of weighing means (35, 37;
135, 137) for weighing individual amounts of the loose product;
a control unit (41) determining, for each rough amount, a combination of said individual amounts of product weighed in the finishing section, which sum is a finishing amount that, added to the respective rough amount, optimally approximates a predetermined nominal amount;
in said finishing section (2;
102), a plurality of weighing hoppers (35;
135) and, underneath said weighing hoppers, an unloading system (39;
43;
139, 161-164) for the controlled unloading of individual amounts of product weighed in said weighing hoppers and selected by said control unit (41) in corresponding cups (7;
107) where corresponding rough weighed amounts were previously unloaded;
characterized in that said unloading system includes a plurality of transit levels (43, 45-57;
161-164) arranged in a cascade underneath said weighing hoppers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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