Weighing scales – Computer – Electrical
Patent
1989-06-09
1991-02-26
Miller, Jr., George H.
Weighing scales
Computer
Electrical
177 1, G01G 1316
Patent
active
049954679
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus for selecting a combination of objects having an optimum weight as close as possible to a predetermined weight and greater than a minimum weight includes a plurality of lanes into which the objects are dispensed. The objects are counted as they are dispensed into the lanes such that several of the lanes have different numbers of objects. Each of the lanes is weighed, and the weights from the various lanes are combined in accordance with prescribed combinations to provide a plurality of weights. The plurality of weights are then compared with the minimum weight and with each other to determine the smallest weight above the minimum. The lanes having those objects are then opened such that the objects are dispensed into a bag.
The lanes are exposed from above to allow an operator to view the object and cull out undesired objects. Gates are provided between pre-lanes and lanes to effect the counting, and these gates extend from the bottom of the apparatus upward into the pre-lanes. Similarly, gates are provided at the ends of the lanes, and these gates extend upwardly from the bottom also.
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