Patent ID: 9586756
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: B65F

Claim:
1. A weighing system for a waste-hauling vehicle having a front end loader comprising at least two arms for lifting a waste container, the weighing system comprising: at least one extensometer mounted on at least one arm of the front end loader, the extensometer secured to separate extensometer mounts so that the at least one extensometer is operative to detect deflections in the front end loader arm in response to loads of varying weights; and a vehicle data hub in communication with the extensometer, the vehicle data hub operative to receive inputs from the extensometer and determine therefrom: (i) the weight of a waste container containing waste as the waste container is lifted by the front end loader for emptying into a waste receptacle on the vehicle; (ii) the weight of the waste container as it is lowered by the front end loader after the waste container has been emptied into the waste receptacle on the vehicle; and (iii) the net weight of the waste that was contained in the container.