Patent ID: 7495185

Claim:
A loaded weight measurement device provided in a dump truck, comprising a set of equalizer bars respectively provided rotatably on the left and right-hand sides of a vehicle body; first vehicle wheels supported respectively by means of first suspension devices on one side of each equalizer bar; second vehicle wheels supported respectively by means of second suspension devices on the other side of each equalizer bar; and third vehicle wheels provided respectively on the left and right-hand sides of said vehicle body separately from said equalizer bars, and being supported respectively by means of third suspension devices, said loaded weight measurement device comprising: a first load detecting section for detecting a first load applied to either said first suspension device or said second suspension device; a second load detecting section for detecting a second load applied to the third suspension device; an inclination angle detecting means provided in said vehicle body for detecting an angle of inclination of said vehicle body; and an overall load calculating section for calculating an overall load in response to said first load, said second load and said angle of inclination.