公开(公告)号：US11781898B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-10

申请号：US16816955

申请日：2020-03-12

Applicant: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.

Inventor： Hitesh R. Hirani ,  Andrew T. Alexander

IPC: B65G37/00 ,  B65G41/00 ,  G01G11/00 ,  G01G17/02

CPC classification number: G01G11/003 ,  B65G37/00 ,  B65G41/006 ,  G01G17/02 ,  B65G2201/0217 ,  B65G2203/0258 ,  B65G2203/044 ,  B65G2207/20

Abstract: A product inspection apparatus includes a conveyor system for transporting items. The conveyor system includes a weigh conveyor with a load detector for detecting the weight of items transported on the conveyor system and a transport conveyor adjacent the weigh conveyor. The apparatus also includes a support structure with a support beam. The transport conveyor is mounted to the support beam by at least one support column externally mounted to the support beam such that vibrations are suppressed by the at least one externally mounted support column.