Patent ID: 8716608
Filing Date: 2014-05-06
Classification: G01G

Abstract:
1. A method for weighing individual products being moved along a production line, which products are moved along the production line by at least one manipulator, the method comprising: transferring at least one product from the production line to a checkweigher comprising at least one weighing cell; placing at least one product in a first position on a first support positioned above and mechanically isolated from a corresponding weighing cell, wherein the first support dampens movement of said at least one product; displacing said first support to place said at least one product in a second position on a second support operably coupled to the weighing cell; weighing the at least one product; displacing the at least one product back to the first position by means of said first support; and transferring the at least one product from the checkweigher back to the production line.