Patent ID: 7247803

Claim:
A loaded weight measurement method for 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, the loaded weight measurement method comprising: a first step of detecting a first load applied to either said first suspension device or said second suspension device; a second step of detecting a second load applied to said third suspension device; a third step of detecting an angle of inclination of said vehicle body; and a fourth step of calculating a loaded weight on the basis of said first and second loads detected respectively in said first and second steps, and said angle of inclination detected in said third step.