Patent ID: 7060913

Claim:
A measuring apparatus for measuring an article while transporting the article, comprising: a measuring conveyor having weight detecting means and a plurality of belts spaced apart widthwise from each other, said belts being born by said weight detecting means, said measuring conveyor transporting an article on belt transporting surfaces of said belts and measuring a weight of the article during the transportation; a feed conveyor having a plurality of first transporting members each having a first transporting surface; a discharge conveyor having a plurality of second transporting members each having a second transporting surface; and a central conveyor having a third transporting member that has a third transporting surface and is arranged between said plurality of belts of said measuring conveyor, said third transporting member extending through said measuring conveyor along a transporting direction, wherein said third transporting surface of said central conveyor has level portions and a lower portion, said level portions being disposed in a first transfer area between said feed conveyor and said measuring conveyor, and a second transfer area between said measuring conveyor and said discharge conveyor, said lower portion being disposed where said measuring conveyor is located, said level portions of said third transporting surface being located at substantially the same height as the belt transporting surfaces of said measuring conveyor, said lower portion being located vertically below the belt transporting surfaces of said measuring conveyor.