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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 14, 2000
Filed:
Sep. 30, 1997
Richard Bradley, Estero, FL (US);
Weigh-Tronix, Inc., Fairmont, MN (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for measuring the weight of a load carried by a vehicle is provided wherein the vehicle has a tractor, a trailer, and a fifth wheel assembly attached to the trailer for connecting said trailer to said tractor, the trailer having an axle, and the apparatus comprising a system, located on the trailer, for measuring the weight of the trailer and for generating a weight value, and a system, located within the trailer, for displaying the weight value. The measuring system comprises a first weight sensing means located within the fifth wheel assembly for producing a first weight signal, a second weight sensing means located within a first end of said trailer axle for producing a second weight signal, a third weight sensing means located within a second end of said trailer axle for producing a third weight signal, and means for combining said first, second and third weight signals to produce said weight value. A method for measuring the weight of a load carried by a vehicle is also disclosed.