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US 11,440,337 B2Granted
Pen
OwnerKarl-Peter Kämpf, Harald Winklerinventors
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Abstract
A pen comprising a shaft, a gripping zone, and a measuring device having a sensor configured to measure a force acting on the gripping zone. The pen further comprises a cover in the area of the gripping zone, the cover configured to cover the measuring device.
Claims20
A pen, comprising:
- a gear unit comprising a shaft, the shaft including a ramp,
- a gripping zone located on the shaft and having a gripping zone area,
- a measuring device located on the ramp, the measuring device including a sensor configured to measure a force acting on the gripping zone, and
- a cover in the gripping zone area, the cover configured to cover at least a portion of the measuring device,
- wherein the gear unit is configured to transfer a first movement originating from the force acting on the gripping zone to the sensor and to translate the first movement to a second movement directed transversely to the first movement and captured by the sensor via the ramp, and
- wherein an angle of attack (ϕ) of the ramp determines a gear ratio.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.