US 12,339,158 B2
Modular metrological device, in particular for a multi-track weighing machine
Ralf Burkart, Börrstadt (DE); Jan Gottfriedsen, Waldfischbach-Burgalben (DE); and Alexander Schulzki, Stelzenberg (DE)
Assigned to Wipotec GmbH, Kaiserslautern (DE)
Filed by Wipotec GmbH, Kaiserslautern (DE)
Filed on Nov. 4, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/981,130.
Application 17/981,130 is a continuation of application No. PCT/DE2021/100391, filed on Apr. 29, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 102020112420.1 (DE), filed on May 7, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0184580 A1, Jun. 15, 2023
Int. Cl. G01G 21/28 (2006.01)
CPC G01G 21/28 (2013.01) 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A modular metrological device for a weighing machine, the modular metrological device including:
(a) a basic base module having a sealed dustproof and watertight basic base module housing;
(b) a plurality of extension modules, each extension module including a respective add-on base module and a respective connection module which is mechanically and electrically connected by a respective disconnectable mechanical and electrical connection to the respective add-on base module, each respective add-on base module having a sealed dustproof and watertight add-on base housing and each respective connection module having a sealed dustproof and watertight connection module housing;
(c) wherein the extension modules are arranged adjacent to one another to form a stack of extension modules with the respective add-on base module of each extension module being mechanically and electrically connected by a respective disconnectable mechanical and electrical connection to the respective add-on base module of at least one adjacent extension module in the stack of extension modules;
(d) wherein the basic base module is mechanically and electrically connected by a respective disconnectable mechanical and electrical connection to the add-on base module of a first extension module, the first extension module comprising the extension module located at a first end of the stack;
(e) wherein forming the respective disconnectable mechanical and electrical connection between the respective add-on base modules of adjacent extension modules places those adjacent extension modules in a respective add-on module operating condition and forming the disconnectable mechanical and electrical connection of the basic base module to the add-on base module of the first extension module places the basic base module in a basic base module operating condition with the first extension module; and
(f) wherein each respective connection module comprises a weighing component electronic evaluation unit, a weighing component electronic control unit, or a weighing cell.