Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Weighing apparatus that reduces power consumption during opening and closing of a hopper gate
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Application No.: US17064322Application Date: 2020-10-06
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Publication No.: US11460338B2Publication Date: 2022-10-04
- Inventor: Yoshifumi Yaoi
- Applicant: Ishida Co., Ltd.
- Applicant Address: JP Kyoto
- Assignee: Ishida Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Ishida Co., Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Kyoto
- Agency: Studebaker & Brackett PC
- Priority: JPJP2019-184331 20191007
- Main IPC: G01G13/16
- IPC: G01G13/16 ; G01G19/387

Abstract:
[Problem] To provide a combination weighing apparatus that reduces power consumption during opening and closing operations of a hopper gate.
[Solution] In a combination weighing apparatus 1, a control unit 70 controls a stepping motor 60 via a control signal that is input to the stepping motor 60. The control signal that is input to the stepping motor 60 is a voltage value corresponding to a desired current value. The control unit changes the control signal to the stepping motor 60 in conjunction with a change in the settings of the opening and closing speed of the gate 20. As a result, it becomes possible to supply power needed for the operation of the gate 20, and power can be saved.
[Solution] In a combination weighing apparatus 1, a control unit 70 controls a stepping motor 60 via a control signal that is input to the stepping motor 60. The control signal that is input to the stepping motor 60 is a voltage value corresponding to a desired current value. The control unit changes the control signal to the stepping motor 60 in conjunction with a change in the settings of the opening and closing speed of the gate 20. As a result, it becomes possible to supply power needed for the operation of the gate 20, and power can be saved.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210102833A1 WEIGHING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2021-04-08
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