Patent ID: 6373237
Filing Date: 2002-04-16
Classification: G01G,H02J,Y02B,Y04S

Abstract:
An electronic scale, comprising:a line powered voltage supply; a line switch arranged between said voltage supply and an outlet to the line, wherein said line switch is an electrically operable switch; wherein the scale has a normal operating state, in which each of a plurality of electronic components of the scale is supplied with a first voltage from the line powered voltage supply, and a standby operating state, in which first ones of the plurality of components are supplied with the first voltage while second ones of the plurality of components are not supplied with the first voltage; and wherein the scale further comprises: at least one clock module; a separate voltage supply that is independent of said line powered voltage supply and that supplies said clock module with a second voltage; wherein the scale has, in addition to the normal operating state and the standby state, a further operating state, in which said line switch is open; and wherein, after expiration of a prescribed time or at a prescribed time of day, said clock module automatically terminates the further operating state and switches the scale into the normal operating state or the standby operating state by closing said line switch.