Interchangeable load cell assemblies
First Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a dispenser that dispenses a product based on a measured weight of the product; and
a set of load cell assemblies each having a different maximum rated load and sized to be interchangeably received into the dispenser to accommodate the dispensing of products having different initial weights,wherein each load cell assembly includes at least one load cell that measures the weight of the product when the load cell assembly is positioned in the dispenser.
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Abstract
A mass-based dispensing system includes a set of interchangeable load cell assemblies. The load cell assemblies are sized to be interchangeably received into a mass-based product dispenser. Each of the interchangeable load cell assemblies has a maximum rated load that is different from the maximum rated load of the other load cell assemblies. The interchangeable load cell assemblies are substantially modular (i.e., have substantially similar external geometries), thus enabling the product dispenser to interchangeably receive the load cells. The interchangeable load cell assemblies enable a single product dispenser to accommodate a broad range of differently weighted products and/or product containers.
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20 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
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a dispenser that dispenses a product based on a measured weight of the product; and a set of load cell assemblies each having a different maximum rated load and sized to be interchangeably received into the dispenser to accommodate the dispensing of products having different initial weights, wherein each load cell assembly includes at least one load cell that measures the weight of the product when the load cell assembly is positioned in the dispenser. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14)
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11. The system of claim 11 wherein the visible marker includes at least one of a color coded emblem, a printed graphic or an embedded marker.
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15. A system comprising:
a set of load cell assemblies each having a different maximum rated load, wherein the load cell assemblies are sized to be interchangeably received into a dispenser that dispenses a product based on a measured weight of the product, and wherein the load cell assemblies measure the weight of the product when received into the dispenser.
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16. A system comprising:
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a first load cell assembly having a first maximum rated load; and a second load cell assembly having a second maximum rated load; the first and second load cell assemblies sized to be interchangeably received into a dispenser that dispenses a product based on a measured weight of the product, and wherein the first and second load cell assembly determine the measured weight of the product when received into the dispenser. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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