US 12,078,524 B2
Weight measurement device
Kotaku Kobayashi, Tokyo (JP); Seiya Ichihara, Tokyo (JP); and Hiroyuki Yamada, Daisen (JP)
Assigned to TANITA CORPORATION, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by Tanita Corporation, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Sep. 10, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/472,547.
Application 17/472,547 is a continuation in part of application No. PCT/JP2020/008951, filed on Mar. 3, 2020.
Claims priority of application No. 2019-046250 (JP), filed on Mar. 13, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2022/0003592 A1, Jan. 6, 2022
Int. Cl. G01G 3/14 (2006.01); A61B 5/05 (2021.01); G01G 19/44 (2006.01); G01G 21/22 (2006.01); A61B 5/0537 (2021.01)
CPC G01G 3/14 (2013.01) [G01G 19/44 (2013.01); G01G 21/22 (2013.01); A61B 5/0537 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A weight measurement device comprising:
an upper surface cover on which a measurement target is placed;
a load cell to detect weight of the measurement target placed on the upper surface cover;
a bridge to support the load cell;
a receiving member to receive the weight of the measurement target placed on the upper surface cover; and
a bottom surface cover provided on a lower surface side of the receiving member,
wherein the weight measurement device further comprises a sliding part provided between the lower surface of the receiving member and an upper surface of the bottom surface cover to enable the receiving member to move in a horizontal direction relative to the bottom cover, and
wherein the bridge comprises a pivot which is a fulcrum to make it possible to change inclination of the bridge relative to the bottom surface cover and is in contact with an upper surface of the receiving member.