Digital load cell assembly
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1. A digital load cell assembly comprising:
- a load cell unit for detecting an applied force and producing analog signals proportional to said applied force;
a cable assembly electrically connected to said load cell unit, said cable assembly including analog to digital circuitry having at least one input terminal and at least one output terminal, and a first set of conductive cables connected between said load cell unit and said at least one input terminal of said analog to digital circuitry for facilitating calibration of said load cell unit and for transmitting said analog signals received from said load cell unit to said analog to digital circuitry whereby said analog signals are converted to digital signals, said cable assembly further including a second set of cables connected to said at least one output terminal of said analog to digital circuitry for transmitting said digital signals to an associated indicator which displays a value corresponding to the applied force detected by said load cell unit.
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A digital load cell assembly is disclosed. The digital load cell assembly includes at least one load cell for detecting an applied force and producing analog signals proportional to the applied force. The analog signals are transmitted along a cable assembly which is electrically connected to the load cell. The cable assembly has analog to digital circuitry and a power supply mounted on a printed circuit board, and is adapted to transmit digital signals representative of the force applied to the associated load cell for displaying a value corresponding to the applied force on an associated display indicator.
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1. A digital load cell assembly comprising:
- a load cell unit for detecting an applied force and producing analog signals proportional to said applied force;
a cable assembly electrically connected to said load cell unit, said cable assembly including analog to digital circuitry having at least one input terminal and at least one output terminal, and a first set of conductive cables connected between said load cell unit and said at least one input terminal of said analog to digital circuitry for facilitating calibration of said load cell unit and for transmitting said analog signals received from said load cell unit to said analog to digital circuitry whereby said analog signals are converted to digital signals, said cable assembly further including a second set of cables connected to said at least one output terminal of said analog to digital circuitry for transmitting said digital signals to an associated indicator which displays a value corresponding to the applied force detected by said load cell unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 15, 16, 17)
- a load cell unit for detecting an applied force and producing analog signals proportional to said applied force;
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5. A digital load cell assembly comprising:
- load cell unit for detecting an applied force and producing analog signals proportional to said applied force;
a cable assembly electrically connected to said load cell unit, said cable assembly including analog to digital circuitry having at least one input terminal and at least one output terminal, and a first set of conductive input cables connected between said load cell unit and said at least one input terminal of said analog to digital circuitry for facilitating calibration of said load cell unit and for transmitting said analog signals received from said load cell unit to said analog to digital circuitry whereby said analog signals are converted to digital signals, and a second set of conductive output cables connected to said at least one output terminal of said analog to digital circuitry; and
an indicator for displaying a value corresponding to said applied force detected by said load cell unit, said second set of conductive output cables being connected between said at least one output terminal of said analog to digital circuitry and said indicator whereby said digital signals are transmitted from said analog to digital circuitry to said indicator. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- load cell unit for detecting an applied force and producing analog signals proportional to said applied force;
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