Abstract
An apparatus for measuring the weight of a person, wherein the weight measuring apparatus has at least one digital display and operator control unit. The at least one display and operator control unit is connectable to the weight measuring apparatus in at least two different positions in the region of a top segment thereof, so as to realize improved operability of the apparatus from different sides.
Claims
1. A weight measuring apparatus, comprising: a base having a top side with a weighing surface; at least one strut extending upwardly from the base; a top segment mounted on the at least one strut and having a substantial horizontal extension component; at least one digital display and operator control unit arranged in a region of the top segment; and at least one receiving and connecting device arranged in the region of the top segment, the at least one digital display and operator control unit being connectable to the at least one receiving and connecting device so that the display and operator control unit is positionable in at least two different positions in the region of the top segment, wherein the at least one digital display and operator control unit is freely positionable within horizontal dimensions of the at least one receiving and connecting device.
2. The weight measuring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the least one receiving and connecting device includes a receiving and connecting device in a left-hand region of the top segment and in a right-hand region of the top segment.
3. The weight measuring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the at least one digital display and operator control unit is connectable to the at least one receiving and connecting device in at least two predetermined positions in the region of the top segment.
4. The weight measuring apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising electronics, wherein the at least one digital display and operator control unit is connectable by cable to the electronics.
5. The weight measuring apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising electronics, wherein the at least one digital display and operator control unit is connectable wirelessly to the electronics.
6. The weight measuring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the at least one receiving and connecting device is arranged in the region of the top segment, said receiving and connecting device extending in a horizontal direction such that the at least one digital display and operator control unit is connectable to the receiving and connecting device in different positions.
7. A weight measuring apparatus, comprising: a base having a top side with a weighing surface; at least one strut extending upwardly from the base; a top segment mounted on the at least one strut and having a substantial horizontal extension component; at least one digital display and operator control unit arranged in a region of the top segment; and at least one receiving and connecting device arranged in the region of the top segment, the at least one digital display and operator control unit being connectable to the at least one receiving and connecting device so that the display and operator control unit is positionable in at least two different positions in the region of the top segment, wherein the at least one receiving and connecting device is a horizontally extending rail to which the at least one digital display and operator control unit is connectable.
8. A weight measuring apparatus, comprising: a base having a top side with a weighing surface; at least one strut extending upwardly from the base; a top segment mounted on the at least one strut and having a substantial horizontal extension component; at least one digital display and operator control unit arranged in a region of the top segment; and at least one receiving and connecting device arranged in the region of the top segment, the at least one digital display and operator control unit being connectable to the at least one receiving and connecting device so that the display and operator control unit is positionable in at least two different positions in the region of the top segment, wherein the at least one receiving and connecting device is a horizontally extending hook-and-loop strip.
9. A weight measuring apparatus, comprising: a base having a top side with a weighing surface; at least one strut extending upwardly from the base; a top segment mounted on the at least one strut and having a substantial horizontal extension component; at least one digital display and operator control unit arranged in a region of the top segment; and at least one receiving and connecting device arranged in the region of the top segment, the at least one digital display and operator control unit being connectable to the at least one receiving and connecting device so that the display and operator control unit is positionable in at least two different positions in the region of the top segment, wherein the at least one receiving and connecting device is a horizontally extending magnetic or ferromagnetic element.
10. The weight measuring apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a height measuring device.
11. The weight measuring apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the height measuring device is a height rod.
12. The weight measuring apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the height measuring device is vertically positionable.
13. The weight measuring apparatus according to claim 10, wherein the height measuring device has a head piece.
14. The weight measuring apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the weight measuring apparatus is a stand scale.
Description
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING
(1) In the drawing:
(2) FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a weight measuring apparatus according to the invention in the form of a stand scale having a digital display and operator control unit connected to a hammer-shaped module made up of a top segment and a pillar,
(3) FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of a detail in the top region of the stand scale according to the invention in FIG. 1,
(4) FIG. 3 shows a perspective view of the stand scale illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2 in a detail of the top region, wherein the digital display and operator control unit is now arranged on the left-hand side of the top segment,
(5) FIG. 4.1 shows a perspective view of the detail in the top region of the stand scale illustrated in FIG. 1 in order to illustrate the required steps for changing the positions of the digital display and operator control unit, this figure shows a first step,
(6) FIG. 4.2 shows a further step for changing the positions,
(7) FIG. 4.3 shows a rear perspective view,
(8) FIG. 4.4 shows the view of FIG. 4.3 with a part remover,
(9) FIG. 4.5 shows a further step for changing the positions,
(10) FIG. 4.6 shows the change completed,
(11) FIG. 5 shows a perspective view of a digital display and operator control unit configured according to the invention,
(12) FIG. 6 shows a perspective view of a further digital display and operator control unit configured according to the invention,
(13) FIG. 7.1 shows a perspective view of an alternative embodiment of a weight measuring apparatus according to the invention with a movable control unit in a left position,
(14) FIG. 7.2 shows a view as in FIG. 7.1 with the control unit in a center position, and
(15) FIG. 7.3 shows a view as in FIG. 7.1 with the control unit in a right position.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
(16) FIG. 1 shows a perspective view of a weight measuring apparatus (1) according to the invention in the form of a stand scale. The weight measuring apparatus (1) has a base (2), a pillar (3) extending upward from the base, and a top segment (4) arranged at the top end of the pillar (3). The top segment (4) extends transversely to the longitudinal direction of the pillar (3), such that the unit formed by the pillar (3) and the top segment (4) is in the shape of a hammer.
(17) Arranged in the region of the top segment (4) are two receiving and connecting devices (6), of which a first receiving and connecting device (6) is arranged on the left-hand side of the top segment (4) and a second receiving and connecting device (6) is arranged on the right-hand side of the top segment (4).
(18) The receiving and connecting device (6) arranged on the left-hand side of the top segment (4) is closed with the aid of a cover. The receiving and connecting device (6) arranged on the right-hand side of the top segment (4) is connected to a display and operator control unit (5). In the region of the pillar (3) the illustrated embodiment of a weight measuring apparatus (1) according to the invention has a height measuring device (7).
(19) A scanner (8) is mounted beneath the display and operator control unit (5) with the aid of a corresponding mounting device.
(20) A weighing surface (9) is arranged on the top side of the base (2) of the embodiment according to the invention of a weight measuring apparatus (1).
(21) FIG. 2 illustrates a detail of a perspective illustration of the weight measuring apparatus (1) illustrated in FIG. 1 in the region of the top segment (4). Furthermore, the height measuring device (7) of the illustrated embodiment according to the invention of a weight measuring apparatus (1) has a pivotable head piece (7a).
(22) FIG. 3 shows a detail of a perspective view of the weight measuring apparatus (1) illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2, wherein the display and operator control unit (5) is now connected to the receiving and connecting device (6) on the left-hand side of the top segment (4) and the receiving and connecting device (6) on the right-hand side of the top segment (4) is closed by a cover. While the display and operator control unit (5) of the configuration of a weight measuring apparatus (1) according to the invention illustrated in FIGS. 1 and 2 exhibits increased accessibility from the right-hand side of the weight measuring apparatus (1), this is provided from the left-hand side of the weight measuring apparatus (1) in the configuration of a weight measuring apparatus (1) according to the invention illustrated in FIG. 3.
(23) FIG. 4 shows, in six illustrations, different steps that are necessary for changing the position of the digital display and operator control unit (5) of the embodiment according to the invention of a weight measuring apparatus (1) illustrated in the previous figures.
(24) FIG. 4.1 shows the configuration, also illustrated in FIG. 2, of an embodiment according to the invention of a weight measuring apparatus (1), in which the left-hand receiving and connecting device (6) is closed by a cover and the right-hand receiving and connecting device (6) is connected to a digital display and operator control unit (5).
(25) In the step illustrated in FIG. 4.2, the cover has been removed from the left-hand receiving and connecting device (6).
(26) FIG. 4.3 shows the embodiment according to the invention of a weight measuring apparatus (1) in a perspective view from the rear. A housing part (10) is releasably mounted on the rear of the housing of the top segment (4).
(27) FIG. 4.4 shows the stand scale, illustrated in FIG. 4.3, from the rear, wherein the cover of the receiving and connecting device (6), the digital display and operator control unit (5), and the housing part (10) have been detached from the top segment (4). As a result of the detachable housing part (10) arranged at the rear, a position change of the digital display and operator control unit (5) is possible even in the case of the digital receiving and connecting device (5) being connected to the corresponding electronics of the rest of the weight measuring apparatus (1) by a cable, without the cable connection being released. In addition, a cable that connects the digital display and operator control unit (5) to the weight measuring apparatus (1) is concealed in the housing in both fully mounted positions of the display and operator control unit (5) in the region of the top segment (4).
(28) FIG. 4.6 shows the embodiment according to the invention of a weight measuring apparatus (1) once the position change of the display and operator control unit (5) from the right-hand receiving and connecting device (6) to the left-hand receiving and connecting device (6) has been completed. The right-hand receiving and connecting device (6) is now closed by the cover.
(29) FIG. 5 illustrates an embodiment according to the invention of a digital display and operator control unit (5) of a weight measuring apparatus (1) in a perspective view. The digital display and operator control unit (5) has a display (11) and four input devices (12) arranged beneath the display (11). The input devices (12) are embodied as touch-sensitive touch elements. The display (11) has a segmented display for showing five digits for indicating recorded measurements. Furthermore, information about options selected by the operator and the charge state of a rechargeable battery integrated into the digital display and operator control unit (5) can be gathered from the display (11) of the digital display and operator control unit (5).
(30) FIG. 6 illustrates an embodiment of a digital display and operator control unit (5) of an embodiment according to the invention of a weight measuring apparatus (1) with expanded functionality. In addition to the weight measurement, a recorded height measurement is able to be shown. Furthermore, via additional input devices (12) a menu is able to be called up, a bio-impedance measurement is able to be started, a height measurement is able to be carried out, and a selection is able to be confirmed. Furthermore, the illustrated display and operator control unit (5) has a Wi-Fi interface, the connection status of which is able to be read from the display (11) of the display and operator control unit (5).
(31) FIG. 7 shows, in FIGS. 7.1 to 7.3, three perspective illustrations of a further embodiment according to the invention of a weight measuring apparatus (1). The top segment (4) is in the form of a semicircular rail, on which a display and operator control unit (5) is movable in a stepless manner. As a result of the stepless movability, the top segment (4) has, along its extension, a multiplicity of receiving and connecting devices (6), or is, in its entirety, a single receiving and connecting device (6) with a de facto infinite number of positions at which the display and operator control unit (5) is functionally connectable thereto. The weight measuring apparatus (1) furthermore has three struts (3), which carry the top segment (4).
(32) According to the illustration in FIG. 7.1, the display and operator control unit (5) is arranged in a region on the left-hand side of the top segment (4), in FIG. 7.2, the display and operator control unit (5) is arranged in a region at the center of the top segment (4), and in FIG. 7.3, the display and operator control unit (5) is arranged in a region on the right-hand side of the top segment (4).
(33) As an alternative to the above-described embodiment of a weight measuring apparatus according to the invention in the form of a stand scale, embodiments with differing variants of the arrangement of struts and top segment as per the description are expressly also comprised.
(34) While specific embodiments of the invention have been shown and described in detail to illustrate the inventive principles, it will be understood that the invention may be embodied otherwise without departing from such principles.
