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US 11,073,432 B2Granted
Force sensor, in particular suitable for an electrohydraulic hitch control system of an agricultural tractor
AssigneeRobert Bosch GmbH
InventorsPeter Thierbach, Steffen Klein
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Abstract
A force sensor is suitable for an electrohydraulic hitch control system of an agricultural tractor. The force sensor has an outer cylindrical part with a bore and a measuring rod fixed on one side in the bore. A central section of the cylindrical part is provided as force introduction section. Two outer sections of the cylinder part are removed equally far axially from the center of the force introduction section and are provided as abutment sections. The measuring rod is clamped in an area of the force introduction section.
Claims16
A force sensor, comprising:
- an outer cylindrical part with a bore and a measuring rod fixed on one side in the bore;
- wherein:
- a central section of the cylindrical part is a force introduction section,
- two outer sections of the outer cylindrical part are abutment sections, the two outer sections are removed equally far axially from the center of the force introduction section, and
- the measuring rod is clamped in the outer cylindrical part at an axial location of the force introduction section.
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A force sensor, comprising:
- a monolithic outer cylindrical part with a bore extending axially therethrough, the outer cylindrical part having a central section and two outer sections spaced equally far axially from a center of the central section;
- and
- a measuring rod fixed in the bore at one of two axially spaced ends of the measuring rod, wherein:
- the central section of the cylindrical part is a force introduction section that receives an external force to be measured by the force sensor,
- the two outer sections are abutment sections configured to be fixed in position relative to one another, and
- the measuring rod is clamped in the bore in at an axial location of the force introduction section.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.