Monitoring system for an archery bow, monitoring devices, and methods for same
AssigneeStress Engineering Services, Inc.
InventorsClinton A. Haynes, Shannon R. Read, Joseph Krumme Bullard, Daniel L. Morrow
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Abstract
A cam assembly for an archery bow is provided. The cam assembly includes a cam body and an anchoring lug. The cam body defines a pivot axis and a groove circumferentially routed at least partially around the pivot axis. The anchoring lug is coupled with the cam body and includes a force sensor. The anchoring lug is offset from the pivot axis and is configured to facilitate attachment of a bow cord thereto. The force sensor is configured to facilitate detection of a tension on the bow cord as a function of a force imparted to the force sensor from the bow cord. An archery bow is also provided.
Claims18
A cam assembly for an archery bow, the cam assembly comprising:
- a cam body;
- and
- an anchoring lug coupled with the cam body and comprising:
- an anchor member coupled with the cam body;
- an outer shroud movably coupled with the anchor member;
- and
- a force sensor configured to facilitate detection of tension on a bow cord coupled with the anchoring lug based upon a position of the outer shroud relative to the anchor member.
An archery bow comprising:
- a limb attachment member;
- a pair of bow limbs, each bow limb of the pair of bow limbs being coupled with the limb attachment member;
- a cam assembly pivotally coupled with one bow limb of the pair of bow limbs, the cam assembly comprising:
- a cam body;
- and
- an anchoring lug coupled with the cam body and comprising:
- a force sensor;
- an anchor member coupled with the cam body;
- and
- an outer shroud movably coupled with the anchor member;
- and
- a bow cord coupled with the anchoring lug and routed along the outer shroud, wherein the force sensor is configured to facilitate detection of tension on the bow cord as a function of force imparted to the force sensor from the bow cord.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.