Patent ID: 9562804
Date: 2017-02-07
CPC Classifications: B66F,G01G

Claim:
1. A forklift scale to measure a load carried by a pair of forks of a forklift that includes a fork carriage to movably position the forks, the forklift scale comprising: a pair of load cells, each load cell configured to mount to the fork carriage independent of the other and to removably receive a respective fork of the forklift, and wherein each load cell includes a structural arrangement that couples the respective fork to the fork carriage during operation such that an entirety of the load carried by the forks is transmitted to the fork carriage via the pair of load cells, the structural arrangement of each load cell including an elongated, vertically oriented structural member having a vertically oriented aperture extending entirely through a width of the elongated, vertically oriented structural member, the elongated, vertically oriented structural member being configured to deform elastically in response to a load carried by the forks to generate load signals from strain gauges positioned at upper and lower ends of the elongated, vertically oriented structural member.