Conveyor friction scale
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1. An improved combination of a conveyor scale assembly and a conveyor for weighing an article on a moving conveyor belt comprising:
- support means which contacts the underside of the moving conveyor belt and generates a friction force;
sensor means attached to the support means which continuously measures the friction force and transmits data representing the measured friction force to a logic means; and
logic means for receiving and processing the representative data to provide a weight for the article on the moving conveyor belt.
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Abstract
A conveyor scale assembly for use in combination with a conveyor belt for weighing an article on the moving conveyor belt. The conveyor scale assembly is comprised of a slider bed which contacts the underside of the moving conveyor belt which generates a friction force between the conveyor belt and the slider bed. Attached to the slider bed is a sensor which continuously measures the friction force and transmits data representing the measured friction force. A CPU receives and processes the representative data and provides a weight for the article on the conveyor belt.
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6 Claims
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1. An improved combination of a conveyor scale assembly and a conveyor for weighing an article on a moving conveyor belt comprising:
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support means which contacts the underside of the moving conveyor belt and generates a friction force; sensor means attached to the support means which continuously measures the friction force and transmits data representing the measured friction force to a logic means; and logic means for receiving and processing the representative data to provide a weight for the article on the moving conveyor belt. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An improved combination of a conveyor scale assembly and a conveyor for weighing articles on a moving conveyor belt comprising:
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multiple support means which contact the underside of the moving conveyor belt, each support means generates a friction force; sensor means attached to each of the support means which continuously measure the friction force generated by each respective support means and transmit data representing the measured friction force to a logic means; and logic means for receiving and processing the representative data to provide weights for the articles on the moving conveyor belt.
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