Patent ID: 9453757
Filing Date: 2016-09-27
CPC Classification: G01G

Claim Text:
1. A system comprising: a vehicle weighing scale having a vehicle weighing area for weighing an unloaded vehicle having a plurality of vehicle axles, wherein the vehicle weighing area has a vehicle entry edge and a vehicle exit edge; a first vehicle axle counter unit which is activated to count the number of vehicle axles which pass completely over the vehicle entry edge before weighing of the unloaded vehicle; and a second vehicle axle counter unit which is activated to count the number of vehicle axles which pass completely over the vehicle exit edge after weighing of the unloaded vehicle; wherein the system, in response to the number of vehicle axles of the unloaded vehicle counted by the first and second counter units, automatically identifies and records on a scale ticket that: (i) the unloaded vehicle is correctly positioned on the weighing area when the number of vehicle axles counted by the first and second counter units are the same; or (ii) the unloaded vehicle is incorrectly positioned on the weighing area when the number of vehicle axles counted by the first and second counter units are different.