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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 2002
Filed:
Oct. 20, 1999
Kazuaki Hama, Tokyo, JP;
Fumiya Kobayashi, Tokyo, JP;
Bridgestone Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A weighing apparatus is provided which comprises an apparatus body with strain gages; a load button to transmit a weight of an object to be measured to a loading surface of the apparatus body; a top plate on one side of which the load button is installed and to the other side of which the object weight is applied; an elastic member provided around the load button and between the loading surface and top plate; and connecting members to connect the top plate to the loading surface in such a manner that the top plate can move horizontally within a predetermined range and tilt about the load button, and to prevent the top plate from coming out upward. Thus, the weighing apparatus is capable of measuring a large vertical load and sufficiently accommodating deformations caused by horizontal movement and tilting.