Weigh-in-motion scale with foot alignment features
Abstract
A pad is disclosed for use in a weighing system for weighing a load. The pad includes a weighing platform, load cells, and foot members. Improvements to the pad reduce or substantially eliminate rotation of one or more of the corner foot members. A flexible foot strap disposed between the corner foot members reduces rotation of the respective foot members about vertical axes through the corner foot members and couples the corner foot members such that rotation of one corner foot member results in substantially the same amount of rotation of the other corner foot member. In a strapless variant one or more fasteners prevents substantially all rotation of a foot member. In a diagonal variant, a foot strap extends between a corner foot member and the weighing platform to reduce rotation of the foot member about a vertical axis through the corner foot member.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- ORO (Oak Ridge Office, Oak Ridge, TN (United States))
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1083456
- Patent Number(s):
- 8389878
- Application Number:
- 12/732,594
- Assignee:
- UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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G - PHYSICS G01 - MEASURING G01G - WEIGHING
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-00OR22725
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 42 ENGINEERING
Citation Formats
Abercrombie, Robert Knox, Richardson, Gregory David, and Scudiere, Matthew Bligh. Weigh-in-motion scale with foot alignment features. United States: N. p., 2013.
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Abercrombie, Robert Knox, Richardson, Gregory David, & Scudiere, Matthew Bligh. Weigh-in-motion scale with foot alignment features. United States.
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"Weigh-in-motion scale with foot alignment features". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1083456.
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abstractNote = {A pad is disclosed for use in a weighing system for weighing a load. The pad includes a weighing platform, load cells, and foot members. Improvements to the pad reduce or substantially eliminate rotation of one or more of the corner foot members. A flexible foot strap disposed between the corner foot members reduces rotation of the respective foot members about vertical axes through the corner foot members and couples the corner foot members such that rotation of one corner foot member results in substantially the same amount of rotation of the other corner foot member. In a strapless variant one or more fasteners prevents substantially all rotation of a foot member. In a diagonal variant, a foot strap extends between a corner foot member and the weighing platform to reduce rotation of the foot member about a vertical axis through the corner foot member.},
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year = {Tue Mar 05 00:00:00 EST 2013},
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