Inventors:
- Greifensee, CH
Eric Boggs - Galena OH, US
Tom Leahy - Nenagh, IE
Zhang Ping - Jiangsu, CN
International Classification:
G01G 23/00
G01G 21/23
Abstract:
A weigh module () includes a load cell (), a base plate (), a top plate (), a force-transmitting member () serving to transmit the weighing force from the top plate () to the load cell (), and movement-restricting means () which serve to limit the horizontal floating movement of the top plate () relative to the base plate () within a confined range of free play and to transmit lateral force components directly from the top plate () to the base plate (). One part of the movement-restricting means () has the form of a channel whose top edges () are rigidly connected to the top plate () and whose flat bottom extends parallel to the base plate () at a clear distance from the latter. The other part of the movement-restricting means () is a bolt whose shaft () is anchored in the base plate () and passes with all-around clearance through a passage () in the channel bottom (), and whose head () is larger than the passage () and arranged above the channel bottom () with a vertical clearance gap from the latter