# US 10,502,553 B2 · Weldable strain sensor for curved surfaces

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- Number: US 10,502,553 B2
- Document ID: US10502553B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 16/336,434
- Filed: 2017-07-24
- Published: 2019-07-18
- Granted: 2019-12-10
- Earliest claimed: 2016-09-26
- Assignees: Hottinger Baldwin Messtechnik GmbH
- Applicants: Hottinger Baldwin Messtechnik GmbH
- Inventors: Jochen Maul; Tobias Kipp; Bernd Günther; Maria Marta Cabral Bobiâo Giråo; Francisco Manuel Moita Araûjo
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10502553B2

## CPC

- G01B 11/18: {using photoelastic elements}
- G01L 1/246: {using integrated gratings, e.g. Bragg gratings}
- G02B 6/02209: {Mounting means, e.g. adhesives, casings (G02B6/02171 and G02B6/02195 take precedence)}
- G01B: MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS
- G01L: MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER, MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE (weighing G01G)
- G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS

## Abstract

A weldable strain sensor includes a strain sensor having two end portions in signal communication with signal lines for transmitting a measurement signal. A sensor carrier extends in a direction of the strain sensor and is firmly connected to the strain sensor. The sensor carrier includes two end portions having slots to thereby form tongues defining tongue ends which are directed in opposition to each other. Integrally surrounding the strain sensor and the end portions thereof is a protective cover of solid plastic which is firmly connected to the sensor carrier. The protective cover is configured in a region of the strain sensor narrow and flat and in a region of coupling points of the strain sensor with the signal lines at least twice as wide and at least twice as high as in a region of the strain sensor.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A weldable strain sensor, comprising:
a strain sensor having two end portions coupled in signal communication with signal lines for transmitting a measurement signal,
a sensor carrier extending in a direction of the strain sensor and firmly connected to the strain sensor, said sensor carrier including two end portions having slots to thereby form tongues defining tongue ends which are directed in opposition to each other; and
a protective cover made of a solid plastic and integrally surrounding the strain sensor and the end portions thereof, said protective cover being firmly connected to the sensor carrier, said protective cover being configured in a region of the strain sensor narrow and flat and in a region of coupling points of the strain sensor with the signal lines at least twice as wide and at least twice as high as in a region of the strain sensor.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The weldable strain sensor of claim 1, wherein the tongues are trapezoidal.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The weldable strain sensor of claim 1, wherein the tongues are rectangular.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The weldable strain sensor of claim 1, wherein the tongues are semicircular.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The weldable strain sensor of claim 1, wherein each of the end portions of the sensor carrier has on both sides thereof 2 to 5 tongues, which oppose each other in pairs.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The weldable strain sensor of claim 1, wherein the tongues vary in length, with the tongue length decreasing in a direction of the strain sensor.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The weldable strain sensor of claim 1, wherein the tongues vary in width, with the tongue width increasing in a direction of the strain sensor.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The weldable strain sensor of claim 1, wherein the strain sensor is a glass or plastic fiber having a Bragg grating.