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US 12,624,985 · App. 18/567,349 · Granted May 12, 2026

Balance including double windshield

Inventor: Hisanori Oda (Saitama, JP)
Assignee: A&D COMPANY, LIMITED
G01G21/286
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Patent No.
US 12,624,985
App. No.
18/567,349
Granted
May 12, 2026
Kind
B2
Abstract

The balance includes the double windshield including an inner windshield that covers a weighing pan, and an outer windshield that covers the inner windshield, the respective windshields include sliding doors openable and closable on a lateral surface, a pair of engagement members configured to link sliding doors positioned on the same lateral surface side of the respective windshields so as to move in the same direction are provided, a protrusion is provided on one engagement member, and a recess is provided in the other engagement member, the protrusion is configured to enter into and exit from the recess, when the protrusion enters into the recess, the pair of engagement members is brought into an engaged state, and in such an engaged state, the sliding doors are linked together to be capable of opening and closing simultaneously.

Claims (14)

1 . A balance including a double windshield, comprising:

a double windshield including an inner windshield that covers a weighing pan, and an outer windshield that covers the inner windshield, wherein

the inner windshield and the outer windshield each include a sliding door openable and closable on a lateral surface, and

a linkage mechanism configured to link sliding doors positioned on the same lateral surface side so as to move in the same direction is provided on the sliding door of the inner windshield and the sliding door of the outer windshield.

2 . The balance including the double windshield according to claim 1 , wherein

the linkage mechanism consists of a pair of engagement members which are engaged with each other to be disengageable from each other,

includes a protrusion provided on one of the engagement members, and a recess provided in the other one of the engagement members, and

is configured such that the recess and the protrusion are relatively displaced so that the protrusion enters into and exits from the recess.

3 . The balance including the double windshield according to claim 2 , wherein

the engagement member on which the protrusion is provided includes a housing, and

the protrusion is provided to be capable of protruding from and retracting into the housing and to be capable of being positioned in two positions of a most protruding position and a most retracting position.

4 . The balance including the double windshield according to claim 2 , wherein

the engagement member in which the recess is provided includes the recess at a tip end, and an engagement lever, which is capable of rising and lying, and on which a return spring is provided at a rear end, and

is configured such that, in a state in which the engagement lever is in a lying state, the protrusion enters into the recess, whereas in a state in which the engagement lever is in a rising state against a resilient force of the return string, the protrusion exits from the recess.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 8, 2023
From: ODA, HISANORI
To: A&D COMPANY, LIMITED
Reel/Frame 065820/0133 →
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20240271989A1 · Aug 15, 2024
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