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Electronic weighing apparatus
Assignee: Kubota Corp
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Filing: 1980-04-21
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Granted: 1982-05-18
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Expires: 2000-04-21
Abstract
Abstract An analog voltage representing the weight of an article being weighed is provided by a strain-gage type load cell. The analog voltage is converted into digital weight value data by means of an analog/digital converter. If the weight value data which are provided after the lapse of a predetermined time period following the turning on of a power supply, are within a predetermined range, the weight value data are stored in a memory as an offset value. The data stored in the memory are used for subtraction from further weight value data are displayed in digital manner by a display. If the weight value data provided after the lapse of a predetermined time period is off the predetermined range, a renewal setting of the offset value in the memory is prevented.
Inventors
- 👤 Seiichi Itani
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 10:20
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01G; G01G19/00; G01G19/40; G01G19/413; G01G19/414; G01G23/00; G01G23/14; G01G23/16; G01G23/163
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 19
Claim 1
Independent Claim
166 words
An electronic weighing apparatus, comprising: power supply means, weight value data providing means for providing data representing the weight of an article being weighed, storage means for storing said weight value data obtained from said weight value data providing means, correcting means responsive to said stored data in said storage means for correcting said weight value data, display means for displaying said weight value data as corrected by said correcting means, storage enabling means for enabling the storage of said weight value data in said storage means, said storage enabling means comprising timing means responsive to said power supply means for providing a signal for said storage enabling after the lapse of a predetermined time period following turning on of said power supply means, determining means for determining whether said weight value data are within a predetermined range, disabling means responsive to a decision by said determining means that said weight value data is not within said predetermined range for thereby disabling said storage enabling means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
166 words
An electronic weighing apparatus, comprising: power supply means, weight value data providing means for providing data representing the weight of an article being weighed, storage means for storing said weight value data obtained from said weight value data providing means, correcting means responsive to said stored data in said storage means for correcting said weight value data, display means for displaying said weight value data as corrected by said correcting means, storage enabling means for enabling the storage of said weight value data in said storage means, said storage enabling means comprising timing means responsive to said power supply means for providing a signal for said storage enabling after the lapse of a predetermined time period following turning on of said power supply means, determining means for determining whether said weight value data are within a predetermined range, disabling means responsive to a decision by said determining means that said weight value data is not within said predetermined range for thereby disabling said storage enabling means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
The electronic weighing apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein said weight value data providing means comprises load converting means for providing an analog voltage associated with said weight, and analog/digital converting means for converting said analog voltage from said load converting means into digital data.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The electronic weighing apparatus in accordance with claim 2, wherein said storage means comprises digital memory means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
50 words
The electronic weighing apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein said determining means comprises data setting means for setting data concerning said predetermined range, and comparing means for comparing said set data in said data setting means and said weight value data obtained from said weight value data providing means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
The electronic weighing apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein said disabling means comprises prohibiting means responsive to the output of said determining means for prohibiting transmission of said storage enabling from said storage enabling means to said storage means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
78 words
The electronic weighing apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein said timing means comprise time delay means including time constant circuit means being charged in response to said turning on of said power supply, level detecting means for providing an output when the output voltage from said time constant circuit means reaches a predetermined level, and signal generating circuit means responsive to the output of said level detecting circuit means for providing said signal for said storage enabling.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
The electronic weighing apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein said timing means of said storage enabling means comprises a manually operable switch.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
31 words
The electronic weighing apparatus in accordance with claim 1, which further comprises disabling state notifying means for notifying a disabling state when said storage enabling is disabled by said disabling means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
19 words
The electronic weighing apparatus in accordance with claim 8, wherein said disabling state notifying means comprises visual indicating means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
21 words
The electronic weighing apparatus in accordance with claim 9, wherein said visual indicating means comprises a portion of said display means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
66 words
The electronic weighing apparatus in accordance with claim 10, wherein said display means comprises digital display means having a plurality of digit positions, said digital display means comprising a segment arrangement including a group of segments in each of said plurality of digit positions, and wherein said visual indicating means comprises segment energizing means for energizing a specified segment out of said segments for each digit.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
The electronic weighing apparatus in accordance with claim 11, wherein said segment energizing means comprises blinking drive means for energizing said specified segments in a blinking manner.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
20 words
The electronic weighing apparatus in accordance with claim 8, wherein said disabling state notifying means comprises audible sound providing means.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
57 words
The electronic weighing apparatus in accordance with claim 1, further comprising plus/minus detecting means for detecting a plus/minus characteristic of said weight value data obtained from said weight value data providing means, and minus data notifying means responsive to the minus detected output from said plus/minus detecting means for notifying that said weight value data is minus.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
19 words
The electronic weighing apparatus in accordance with claim 14, wherein said minus data notifying means comprises visual indicating means.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
21 words
The electronic weighing apparatus in accordance with claim 15, wherein said visual indicating means comprise a portion of said display means.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
71 words
The electronic weighing apparatus in accordance with claim 16, wherein said display means comprises digital display means having a plurality of digit positions, said digital display means comprising a segment arrangement having a group of segments at each of said plurality of digit positions, and wherein said visual indicating means comprise further segment energizing means for energizing a specified segment among said segments at each of said plurality of digit positions.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
46 words
The electronic weighing apparatus in accordance with claim 1, wherein said correcting means comprises subtracting means for receiving said weight value data obtained from said weight value data providing means as a minuend and for receiving said stored data in said storage means as a subtrahend.
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