Patent ID: 8129636
Filing Date: 2012-03-06
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A weighing apparatus comprising a product transport surface for transporting products thereon in a transporting direction, the product transport surface comprising: a plurality of grooves extending substantially parallel to each other and transversely to the transporting direction, wherein in a cross section along the transporting direction, upward and downward sloping edges forming the grooves form a saw tooth profile, wherein, when viewed in the transporting direction, each transition from the upward sloping edge to the downward sloping edge of two adjacent grooves is sharp-edged, and each upward sloping edge is formed by wherein the inclination angle of the second intermediate edge differs from the inclination angle (α) of the first upward sloping edge, wherein the angle between each downward sloping edge and an adjacent upward sloping edge is in the range of 70°-110°.