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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 1984
Filed:
Jul. 19, 1982
Michinobu Omae, Akashi, JP;
Takashi Hirano, Kobe, JP;
Yamato Scale Company, Ltd., Hyogo, JP;
Abstract
A combination weighing machine, which is typically used for packing a plurality of articles in each bag or the like so that the total weight of each bag becomes nearly equal to a predetermined target weight, including a plurality of weighing balances for weighing the articles at the same time, arithmetic means for selecting some of these balances so that the total weight of the articles thereon meets with a predetermined condition and means for unloading the selected balances to collect the articles thereof and then loading them with new articles, respectively, to initiate the next cycle of operation; each balance being accompanied with at least two holding hoppers and corresponding memories, and means for distributing each batch of articles weighed by the corresponding balance to each hopper and supplying the weight of each batch to the corresponding memory, thereby subjecting all batches of articles in all holding hoppers to the combination selection of said arithmetic means with the contents of the corresponding memories, to improve weighing efficiency and accuracy without increasing the number of expensive weighing balances.
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