Low cost dimensional determining system

Details Low cost dimensional determining system Low cost dimensional determining system

1996-12-31

1999-06-22

Gellner, Michael L.

Weighing scales

Computer

177 2512, 177 2515, 177 4, G01G 1922, G01G 1940

Patent

active

059144637

ABSTRACT:
A dimensional weighing apparatus is disclosed which has a weighing scale for determining the actual weight of a carton placed thereon, and associated therewith is a measuring frame and an optical sensing system for measuring the linear distance of the three axes of carton positioned on the scale necessary to determine the volume of the carton. A computer processing means determines firstly whether the actual volume of the carton is less or greater than a predetermined threshold volume, and if greater, calculates a dimensional weight of the carton and compares the dimensional weight of the carton with the actual weight to determine which weight is the larger, and sends a signal indicative of the larger weight to a shipping system which determines an appropriate shipping charge for the carton based on the weight determined by the dimensional weighing apparatus to be the larger of the two weights.

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