Packer scale having a hopper body suspended by suspending units
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Oct 3, 2017
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Oct 29, 2015
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Nov 27, 2012
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Abstract
A packer scale comprises a weighing hopper which is supplied with objects dropped from above, holds the objects for a specified period and discharges the objects downward; first to fourth load cells having shaft-like load application sections, respectively; and first to fourth suspending units which suspend the weighing hopper such that the weighing hopper is mounted to the load application sections of the first to fourth load cells; the weighing hopper includes a hopper body having a tubular shape with a rectangular cross-section, in a plan view; and the first to fourth suspending units are mounted to an upper portion of the hopper body, in locations which are in the vicinity of corner portions of the tubular shape.
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Patent Owner(s)
Patent Owner | Address | |
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YAMATO SCALE CO LTD | HYOGO PREFECTURE JAPAN |
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- 2012 Application Filing Year
- G01G Class
- 164 Applications Filed
- 141 Patents Issued To-Date
- 85.98 % Issued To-Date
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Inventor Name | Address | # of filed Patents | Total Citations |
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Kawanishi, Shozo | Hyogo, JP | 49 | 331 |
# of filed Patents : 49 Total Citations : 331 | |||
Okunosono, Akinari | Hyogo, JP | 2 | 7 |
# of filed Patents : 2 Total Citations : 7 | |||
Tsuruoka, Masatomi | Hyogo, JP | 3 | 20 |
# of filed Patents : 3 Total Citations : 20 |
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