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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5230392 | Load weighing apparatus A weighing apparatus is put forward for weighing a load carried by a load support provided with front and rear wheel assemblies each having at least one member which deforms as a result of the load. The apparatus comprises a plurality of strain transducer... | 07/27/1993 |
| 5161628 | Axle spring balance The vehicle springs, here leaf spring (7) are the primary spring (and) measuring springs (11) engaged parallel thereto are the secondary springs of elastic force dividers. The part of the weight force of a vehicle (6) flowing over the measuring springs is... | 11/10/1992 |
| 5086656 | Method and apparatus for calculating the axle load of a vehicle A method and apparatus for calculating the axle load on a motor vehicle having at least one axle, wherein the axle is coupled to the vehicle body, or the like, by a spring assembly. The frequency of the vibrations of the vehicle body opposite the axle tha... | 02/11/1992 |
| 4969529 | Vehicle on-board transducer for use with dual axle equalizer hanger systems An on-board system for measuring vehicle loads on dual axles with a suspension system having a front hanger, a rear hanger, an equalizer and an equalizer hanger. Attached to the equalizer, in one embodiment, are a plurality of strain gauges, arranged in t... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4917197 | Weighing system for vehicles A weighing system for a vehicle having a spring supportive frame which moves relative to the axles of the vehicle in response to changes in load weight on the vehicle. The weighing system includes at least one position indicator for each axle to be monito... | 04/17/1990 |
| 4915183 | Weighing apparatus for measuring the weight of a load For measuring the weight of a load of a load-carrier of at least one vehicle, which load-carrier is supported by at least one spring unit on a mobile substructure of the vehicle, weighing apparatus is provided with means for measuring the elastic deformat... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4884644 | Vehicle on-board transducer for use with dual axle equalizer hanger systems An on-board system for measuring vehicle loads on dual axles with a suspension system having a front hanger, a rear hanger, an equalizer and an equalizer hanger. Attached to the equalizer, in one embodiment, are a plurality of strain gauges, arranged in t... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4809616 | Device for controlling drive couplings of the axles of a locomotive Device for controlling drive couplings of motor bogie axles of a locomotive. The axles are individually driven by motors (4, 5) controlled by a control assembly receiving signals from sensors (6) which are constituted for measuring the vertical load of at... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4789033 | Onboard weight indicator for vehicles An onboard device for determining the weight of a vehicle. A transducer is coupled at one end with a fixed point on the vehicle and is coupled at the other end with a single or tandem axle of the vehicle. The transducer measures the change in distance bet... | 12/06/1988 |
| 4756374 | Vehicle load sensing device A device (10) for providing an indication of loads exerted on a vehicle frame (12) comprises a sensing unit (22) mounted to and between the frame (12) and the vehicle axle (14) and for detecting vertical displacement of the frame (12) relative to the axle... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4623029 | Weighing system for vehicles with temperature and inclinometer correction A weighing system is provided which measures the weight of a vehicle such as a trailer or a tractor-trailer. A pair of ultrasonic transducers and reflectors are mounted on each axle in enclosed cylinders, the opposite end of each cylinder being connected ... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4399881 | Track working or transport vehicle A track working or transport vehicle comprises a frame and two undercarriages supporting the frame. Springs are mounted between the side frames of the undercarriages and the vehicle frame, the springs having a stroke whose length is proportional to variab... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4384628 | Vehicle overload detector A vehicle overload detector characterized as mechanism which, after installation, is calibrated to a preselected initial setting, where upon loading a vehicle, the resulting metered deflection visibly advises the operator of any possible overload conditio... | 05/24/1983 |
| 4375839 | Measuring device for weighing vehicle cargo An apparatus for accurately and conveniently weighing the load carried in a vehicle provides a readout of the weight of the cargo by sensing the relative vertical movement of the load-carrying portion of the vehicle, which is proportional to the weight of... | 03/08/1983 |
| 4248318 | Railway car truck load indicator This relates to a load spring indicator for a railway car truck for indicating the load condition of springs supporting the bolster on the truck side frame. A reference is carried by the bolster and an indicator is carried by the truck side frame. The bol... | 02/03/1981 |
| 4239253 | Body extender A vehicle body extender having a frame, at least one housing supported by the frame, the frame resiliently attached to an axle by a spring, wheels rotatably mounted at each end of the axle, the frame comprising of at least two frame members longitudinally... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4215754 | Load measuring system for leaf spring suspensions A system for measuring the load carried by a vehicle of the type employing a leaf spring suspension. In a leaf spring suspension an elongated spring is supported between a pair of spaced apart hangers on each side of the vehicle. The hangers are then secu... | 08/05/1980 |
| 4106579 | Load analyzer for automotive vehicle A load analyzer is provided for use with an automotive vehicle in which sensors having relatively reciprocal elements are arranged between the load bed and the axles of the vehicle. The load bed is spring biased relative to the axles, so that loading of t... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4042049 | Vehicle load measuring system A load measuring system for a tandem-wheeled vehicle. The tandem axles of the vehicle engage opposite ends of two transversely spaced equalizing beams having their midpoints pivotally supporting the vehicle. Deflections of the equalizing beams and front a... | 08/16/1977 |
| 4036317 | Apparatus for measuring loads An apparatus for measuring loads with the use of a plurality of measuring points, for instance in motor vehicles, in which one load-supporting measuring element is placed at each measuring point and contains a resilient material, such as rubber, for takin... | 07/19/1977 |
| 3955636 | Weighing apparatus for truck and vehicle loads An apparatus for providing an indication of the weight of a load on a vehicle or on any part of the vehicle comprises a sensing operable between a moving part and a stationary part of the vehicle and sensing the distance between the stationary part and th... | 05/11/1976 |
| 3934663 | Attachment device for a gauge Apparatus for attaching at least one weight sensing gauge to a vehicle supported by at least two spring assemblies such that the weight sensing gauge senses the forces transmitted to the spring assemblies, comprising a bracket secured to the vehicle chass... | 01/27/1976 |
