Patent ID: 11906347
Assignee: nan
Field: Handling (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 13:
14. An apparatus, comprising, a first weighing element that includes:
a front plate;
a rear plate;
an upper flexible plate coupled between upper ends of the front and rear plates and a lower flexible plate coupled between lower ends of the front and rear plates to maintain the front and rear plates parallel with one another; and
a weighing assembly coupled between the front plate and the rear plate, wherein the weighing assembly comprises,
a strain gauge-based load cell to output an indication of force applied to the weighing assembly,
a first rod extending from a first end of the load cell to attach the weighing assembly to the rear plate,
a second rod extending from a second end of the load cell to attach the weighing assembly the front plate, and
a mechanical preload adjustment to adjust a length of the weighing assembly to control a vertical difference between front and rear plates.