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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 06, 2013
Mettler-toledo Ag, Greifensee, CH;
Michael Perrea, Columbus, OH (US);
Eric Boggs, Galena, OH (US);
Tom Leahy, Nenagh, IE;
Zhang Ping, Jiangsu, CN;
Mettler-Toledo GmbH, Greifensee, CH;
Abstract
A weigh module () includes a load cell (), a base plate (), a top plate (), a force-transmitting member () serving to transmit the weighing force from the top plate () to the load cell (), and movement-restricting means () which serve to limit the horizontal floating movement of the top plate () relative to the base plate () within a confined range of free play and to transmit lateral force components directly from the top plate () to the base plate (). One part of the movement-restricting means () has the form of a channel whose top edges () are rigidly connected to the top plate () and whose flat bottom extends parallel to the base plate () at a clear distance from the latter. The other part of the movement-restricting means () is a bolt whose shaft () is anchored in the base plate () and passes with all-around clearance through a passage () in the channel bottom (), and whose head () is larger than the passage () and arranged above the channel bottom () with a vertical clearance gap from the latter.