Straight line checkweigher

摘要

Apparatus for checking the weight of filled containers delivered from a supply conveyor traveling at a predetermined speed and for delivering the weighed pieces to a pick-up conveyor; in which at least one weighing unit provides a guide for receiving a container from the conveyor and for guiding the same to a weigh station at diminishing speeds from the conveyor to the weigh station and a rotatable plow for removing the piece from the weigh station; from a stopped position adjacent the piece at the station at increasing speeds to the pick-up conveyor. The weigh station is disposed intermediate the conveyors and where two units are used, the weigh stations may be positioned along a straight line.