Weighing and transportation system
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Weighing system using a conveyor belt with load cells
US9004271B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-9004271-B2 |
| Application number | US-201214239744-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Aug 11, 2012 |
| Priority date | Aug 25, 2011 |
| Publication date | Apr 14, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 14, 2015 |
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A conveyor belt module, a conveyor belt, a weighing system, and a method for weighing articles conveyed on a conveyor belt. A conveyor belt includes an array of load cells embedded in belt modules to measure forces normal to the belt's conveying surface. The measurements are transmitted from the belt to a remote controller as part of a vision system that identifies individual articles conveyed on the belt and pressing down on underlying load cells. The vision system determines which load cells underlie the individual articles and combines their measurements to compute the weights of the articles on the fly.
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What is claimed is: 1. A conveyor belt comprising: a belt body having a conveying surface; a plurality of load cells disposed at individual positions in the belt body to form a two-dimensional array of load cells, each load cell making a measurement of the force normal to the conveying surface caused by an article conveyed on the conveying surface at the load cell's individual position and producing a load-cell signal representing the force; a detectable marker on the belt bod…
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- What does patent US9004271B2 cover?
- A conveyor belt module, a conveyor belt, a weighing system, and a method for weighing articles conveyed on a conveyor belt. A conveyor belt includes an array of load cells embedded in belt modules to measure forces normal to the belt's conveying surface. The measurements are transmitted from the belt to a remote controller as part of a vision system that identifies individual articles conveyed …
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Fourney Matthew L, Laitram Llc
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G01G11/003. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Apr 14 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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