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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 03, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 30, 1995
Applicant:
Inventor:
Eberhard Stadler, Gottingen, DE;
Assignee:
Mettler-Toledo AG, Greifensee, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01G / ; B65G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
177145 ; 177145 ; 177 52 ; 198360 ; 1983697 ; 198600 ;
Abstract
A checkweigher with a belt conveyor includes at least two belt conveyor sections which are arranged one behind the other in conveying direction, wherein one of the conveyor sections is a weighing bridge. The individual conveyor sections include a plurality of conveying belts which travel on a sliding surface and are guided around guide rollers at the ends of the conveyor sections. Sliding fingers formed by extensions of the sliding surface are provided adjacent the conveying belts, wherein the sliding fingers substantially bridge the gap between the adjacent conveyor sections.