Bathroom scale
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1. A scale, particularly a bathroom scale, comprising a base member;
- a platform member which is mounted on the base member so that at least a portion thereof is displaced with reference to the base member in response to the application of a load thereto; and
a strain gauge mounted on one of said members and including an electrical resistor which is placed under strain in response to the application of a load to said platform to thereby change its resistance to an extent which is a function of the magnitude of the load, said resistor including a thick film conductor and said one member including a body of steel and an insulator between said body and said thick film conductor.
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Abstract
A scale wherein a platform is mounted on and is movable and/or deformable with reference to a base in response to the application of a load, such as the weight of a person standing on the platform. A strain gauge is mounted on a plate-like carrier on the base or directly at the underside of the platform, and its resistor is a thick film conductor whose resistance changes proportionally with the magnitude of the load which is applied to the platform. Such change of resistance is used to change the position of a pointer with reference to a scale which is calibrated to indicate the magnitude of the applied load.
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1. A scale, particularly a bathroom scale, comprising a base member;
- a platform member which is mounted on the base member so that at least a portion thereof is displaced with reference to the base member in response to the application of a load thereto; and
a strain gauge mounted on one of said members and including an electrical resistor which is placed under strain in response to the application of a load to said platform to thereby change its resistance to an extent which is a function of the magnitude of the load, said resistor including a thick film conductor and said one member including a body of steel and an insulator between said body and said thick film conductor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- a platform member which is mounted on the base member so that at least a portion thereof is displaced with reference to the base member in response to the application of a load thereto; and
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