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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2023
Filed:
Apr. 09, 2020
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
John J. Krone, Peoria, IL (US);
Mitchell C. Vlaminck, Germantown Hills, IL (US);
James C. Hall, Peoria, IL (US);
Daniel P. Sergison, East Peoria, IL (US);
Mark A. Spatz, Peoria, IL (US);
Caterpillar Inc., Peoria, IL (US);
Abstract
A payload measurement system can be used to measure the payload added to a machine supported on a plurality of walking beams. A plurality of load cell sensors is mounted to the walking beams in locations where, when the walking beam bends, the sensors are placed under load. The load cell sensors include a symmetrical strain bar having first and second mounting ends connected by a connecting span, wherein the end thickness is greater than the span thickness of the connecting span. The connecting span is disposed between and spaced apart from an upper plane and a lower plane with which the surfaces of the mounting ends are aligned.