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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 11, 1986
Filed:
Sep. 21, 1984
Frank E Pringle, Sheboygan, WI (US);
Shinichi Inoue, Kobe, JP;
Abstract
A combination weighing machine having a plurality of weighing units and being adopted to load at least one of the weighing units with articles having a predetermined volume, to compare the weight signal from this weighing unit with a predetermined reference weight signal and to deliver the articles of the predetermined weight if their weight is greater than the reference weight. If the weight of such articles is less than the reference weight the machine is operable to generate combinations of the aforesaid; weight signal and the weight signals from the other weighing units to select a combination having a weight greater than the reference weight, for the purpose of forming batches of articles each having volume and weight greater than predetermined values.