Patent ID: 11912319
Assignee: FREIGHTLUCID, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 13:
14. A vehicle comprising:
a container for transporting bulk material;
an underframe coupled to and supporting the container; and
one or more load cells disposed between the container and the underframe, wherein each load cell of the one or more load cells comprises:
a base plate comprising at least one bulk metallic glass plug;
a top plate positioned above the base plate, wherein a portion of the top plate is supported by the at least one bulk metallic glass plug;
a micro strain sensor coupled to the at least one bulk metallic glass plug, wherein the micro strain sensor comprises a sensor that determines a change in micro strain on the at least one bulk metallic glass plug caused by compression of the bulk metallic glass by the object; and
wherein the at least one bulk metallic glass plug extends to a height where the top plate does not contact the base plate.