Weight measurement device

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.

2. The weight measurement device according to claim 1 ,

wherein friction coefficient of the sliding part is set to satisfy the relationship that when the upper surface cover deflects due to the weight of the measurement target placed on the upper surface cover, friction force generated between the receiving member and the bottom surface cover is smaller than friction force generated between the pivot and the receiving member.

3. The weight measurement device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the sliding part is a sheet made of resin pasted on at least one of the lower surface of the receiving member and the upper surface of the bottom surface cover.

4. The weight measurement device according to claim 3 ,

wherein the sheet made of resin is a sheet made of fluorocarbon resin.

5. The weight measurement device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the sliding part is resin coated on at least one of the lower surface of the receiving member and the upper surface of the bottom surface cover.

6. The weight measurement device according to claim 5 ,

wherein the coated resin is fluorocarbon resin.

7. The weight measurement device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the sliding part is at least one of the lower surface of the receiving member and the upper surface of the bottom surface cover having been subjected to plating treatment.

8. The weight measurement device according to claim 1 ,

wherein the receiving member comprises: a plate-shaped part in contact with the pivot; an elastic part provided on an outer periphery of the plate-shaped part; and an outer frame part provided on an outer periphery of the elastic part,

wherein only the outer frame part is attached to the bottom surface cover without attaching the plate-shaped part and the elastic part to the bottom surface cover.

9. The weight measurement device according to claim 1 , further comprising a leaf spring to attach the bridge to the bottom surface cover side,

wherein the leaf spring has a peripheral part fixed to the bottom surface cover, and is formed to be elastically deformable.

10. The weight measurement device according to claim 9 ,

wherein the leaf spring is connected to the upper surface cover side,

wherein the weight measurement device further comprises a separation prevention member to prevent the bottom surface cover from being separated from the upper surface cover by a given distance or more, and

wherein the given distance is a distance to prevent the leaf spring fixed to the bottom surface cover side from being stretched to its limit.

11. The weight measurement device according to claim 1 , further comprising a reinforcement cover connected to the upper surface cover,

wherein the reinforcement cover comprises an upper surface cover made of metal, a bottom surface cover made of metal, and a resin layer provided between the upper surface cover made of metal and the bottom surface cover made of metal,

wherein many fine recessed parts are formed in a lower surface of the upper surface cover made of metal and an upper surface of the bottom surface cover made of metal, and

wherein resin of the resin layer is filled into the many fine recessed parts so as to bond the upper surface cover made of metal, the resin layer and the bottom surface cover made of metal.

12. The weight measurement device according to claim 2 ,

wherein the receiving member comprises: a plate-shaped part in contact with the pivot; an elastic part provided on an outer periphery of the plate-shaped part; and an outer frame part provided on an outer periphery of the elastic part,

wherein only the outer frame part is attached to the bottom surface cover without attaching the plate-shaped part and the elastic part to the bottom surface cover.

13. The weight measurement device according to claim 3 ,

wherein the receiving member comprises: a plate-shaped part in contact with the pivot; an elastic part provided on an outer periphery of the plate-shaped part; and an outer frame part provided on an outer periphery of the elastic part,

wherein only the outer frame part is attached to the bottom surface cover without attaching the plate-shaped part and the elastic part to the bottom surface cover.

14. The weight measurement device according to claim 4 ,

wherein the receiving member comprises: a plate-shaped part in contact with the pivot; an elastic part provided on an outer periphery of the plate-shaped part; and an outer frame part provided on an outer periphery of the elastic part,

wherein only the outer frame part is attached to the bottom surface cover without attaching the plate-shaped part and the elastic part to the bottom surface cover.

15. The weight measurement device according to claim 2 , further comprising a leaf spring to attach the bridge to the bottom surface cover side,

wherein the leaf spring has a peripheral part fixed to the bottom surface cover, and is formed to be elastically deformable.

16. The weight measurement device according to claim 3 , further comprising a leaf spring to attach the bridge to the bottom surface cover side,

wherein the leaf spring has a peripheral part fixed to the bottom surface cover, and is formed to be elastically deformable.

17. The weight measurement device according to claim 4 , further comprising a leaf spring to attach the bridge to the bottom surface cover side,

wherein the leaf spring has a peripheral part fixed to the bottom surface cover, and is formed to be elastically deformable.

18. The weight measurement device according to claim 2 , further comprising a reinforcement cover connected to the upper surface cover,

wherein the reinforcement cover comprises an upper surface cover made of metal, a bottom surface cover made of metal, and a resin layer provided between the upper surface cover made of metal and the bottom surface cover made of metal,

wherein many fine recessed parts are formed in a lower surface of the upper surface cover made of metal and an upper surface of the bottom surface cover made of metal, and

wherein resin of the resin layer is filled into the many fine recessed parts so as to bond the upper surface cover made of metal, the resin layer and the bottom surface cover made of metal.

19. The weight measurement device according to claim 3 , further comprising a reinforcement cover connected to the upper surface cover,

wherein the reinforcement cover comprises an upper surface cover made of metal, a bottom surface cover made of metal, and a resin layer provided between the upper surface cover made of metal and the bottom surface cover made of metal,

wherein many fine recessed parts are formed in a lower surface of the upper surface cover made of metal and an upper surface of the bottom surface cover made of metal, and

wherein resin of the resin layer is filled into the many fine recessed parts so as to bond the upper surface cover made of metal, the resin layer and the bottom surface cover made of metal.

20. The weight measurement device according to claim 4 , further comprising a reinforcement cover connected to the upper surface cover,

wherein the reinforcement cover comprises an upper surface cover made of metal, a bottom surface cover made of metal, and a resin layer provided between the upper surface cover made of metal and the bottom surface cover made of metal,

wherein many fine recessed parts are formed in a lower surface of the upper surface cover made of metal and an upper surface of the bottom surface cover made of metal, and

wherein resin of the resin layer is filled into the many fine recessed parts so as to bond the upper surface cover made of metal, the resin layer and the bottom surface cover made of metal.