Weighing Apparatus Automatic Vibration Signal Correction

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Solution Overview

Problem

Operators of weighing apparatuses face difficulty in adjusting filter characteristics and sensitivity for disturbance vibration detection, requiring skilled personnel to set up the system effectively, which increases operational burden.

Innovation Solution

The weighing apparatus includes a processing unit that determines whether to use the original vibration signal based on both original signals during non-load weighing conditions, allowing automatic selection and reducing the need for manual adjustments, with options for operator input and comparison of signal standard deviations to choose the most suitable filtering configuration.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Measurement precision

If filter characteristics and sensitivity are adjusted manually by skilled personnel, then weighing performance is optimized, but operator burden and setup complexity increase

Engineering Contradiction:
Improveweighing performanceVSAvoidoperator burden
Core Design Contradiction:
Measurement precisionVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The weighing apparatus automatically determines whether to use vibration signal correction without requiring manual configuration by skilled personnel. The system self-adjusts by acquiring vibration signals during non-load weighing, analyzing their characteristics, and autonomously deciding on correction application, thereby optimizing weighing performance while eliminating the need for expert setup.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system dynamically changes the parameter of vibration signal correction application based on analyzed characteristics. By monitoring vibration signal properties during non-load weighing and automatically adjusting whether correction is applied, the system adapts to different operational conditions without manual intervention, resolving the contradiction between optimized performance and ease of operation.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #35Parameter changes

2Ease of operation

If automatic determination of vibration signal usage is implemented, then ease of operation improves, but system complexity increases

Engineering Contradiction:
Improvesetting work burdenVSAvoidprocessing unit functionality
Core Design Contradiction:
Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary analysis during non-load weighing by acquiring and analyzing vibration signals before actual weighing operations. This preliminary action allows the processing unit to pre-determine the appropriate correction strategy, simplifying subsequent operations while managing complexity through structured advance preparation rather than complex real-time decision-making.

Inventive Principle:
Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentEP3882583B1Weighing apparatus
Publication Date: 2023.03.08 ISHIDA CO LTD
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AI summary

A weighing apparatus includes: a conveyance unit configured to convey an article; a weighing unit configured to output an original signal corresponding to a weighing component of a force applied to the conveyance unit; a disturbance vibration detecting unit configured to output an original vibration signal corresponding to a disturbance vibration received by the weighing unit; and a processing unit configured to perform a weighing process when the article is positioned on the conveyance unit and when the conveyance unit is in operation. The processing unit is configured to perform a determinating process of determining whether to perform the weighing process using the original vibration signal based on both the original signal and the original vibration signal, the original signal and the original vibration signal being output both when the article is not positioned on the conveyance unit and when the conveyance unit is in operation. The processing unit is configured to perform the weighing process according to the determinating result of the determinating process.