Patent ID: 8258415
Filing Date: 2012-09-04
Classification: G01G

Abstract:
1. A method for monitoring the condition of a force-measuring device having a movable force-transmitting portion through which a force acting on the force-measuring device is transmitted to a measurement transducer that generates a measurement signal corresponding to the applied force, whereupon the signal is brought into the form of a display indication or passed along for further processing, said method comprising: determining at least one parameter that characterizes the free mobility of the force-transmitting portion or a change in said free mobility over time; comparing said parameter to at least one threshold value; and depending on the result of said comparison, detecting either a normal condition or a restriction of the free mobility of the force-transmitting portion of the force-measuring device and, in the case where a restriction of the free mobility of the force-transmitting portion of the force-measuring device has been detected, triggering an action of the force-measuring device.