Weighing scales – Structural installation – Vehicle
Patent
1997-09-30
2000-03-14
Gibson, Randy W.
Weighing scales
Structural installation
Vehicle
702174, G01G 1908
Patent
active
060375507
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for measuring the weight of a load carried by a vehicle is provided wherein the vehicle has a tractor, a trailer, and a fifth wheel assembly attached to the trailer for connecting said trailer to said tractor, the trailer having an axle, and the apparatus comprising a system, located on the trailer, for measuring the weight of the trailer and for generating a weight value, and a system, located within the trailer, for displaying the weight value. The measuring system comprises a first weight sensing means located within the fifth wheel assembly for producing a first weight signal, a second weight sensing means located within a first end of said trailer axle for producing a second weight signal, a third weight sensing means located within a second end of said trailer axle for producing a third weight signal, and means for combining said first, second and third weight signals to produce said weight value. A method for measuring the weight of a load carried by a vehicle is also disclosed.
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Gibson Randy W.
Weigh-Tronix Inc.
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