Weighing scales – Structural installation – Furniture or room fixture
Patent
1992-01-02
1992-12-22
Miller, Jr., George H.
Weighing scales
Structural installation
Furniture or room fixture
5449, 5453, G01G 1952, A61G 700, A47C 2708
Patent
active
051727811
ABSTRACT:
A fluidized bead bed having a scale integrated into the frame of the bed for providing a continuous readout of the weight of a patient supported on the upper surface of the bed. The bed includes a fluidized bead bed support mounted atop a frame such that a torque, corresponding to the supported, load is transmitted to the beam arms cantilevered from each end of the frame and extending to the longitudinal median of the bed along one side thereof. Springs oppose the torque and LVDT's are provided at the distal ends of the arms to produce an electrical signal with pulses of an amplitude related to the weight of the patient on the bed. The distal ends of both beam arms are protected and confined in their movements by a lower guard in the form of a single U-shaped channel, and the springs are mounted to the frame by means of upstanding supports on the top surface thereof. A control panel incorporates a signal processor for providing an accurate but readable output based on the LVDT signals. The processor includes a synchronous detector, an analog low-pass filter, an A/D converter, and a digital filter. The digital filter effectuates a highly weighted average characterized by a filter coefficient which is ordinarilly 128 but may be automatically or selectively decreased in order to quicken an accurate readout following a rapid weight change.
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Harris Douglas S.
Hlavinka Dennis J.
Swersey Burt L.
Kinetic Concepts, Inc.
Miller Jr. George H.
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