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US 12,043,122 B2Granted
Force measurement sensor
AssigneeMavic Group
InventorsJean-Pierre Mercat, Bérenger Alexandre
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Abstract
A force measurement sensor includes a peripheral portion, a central portion, and a first frame connecting an upper section of the peripheral portion to an upper portion of the central portion. The central portion includes a seat intended to receive the outer ring of a bearing in order to mount a shaft in rotation about an axis Z. The frame includes a core enclosed by two arms which are substantially parallel to one another, such that the upper section of the peripheral portion, the upper portion of the central portion, and the two arms form a parallelogram.
Claims19
A force sensor comprising:
- a peripheral portion, a central portion, and a first frame linking a top section of the peripheral portion to a top portion of the central portion,
- said central portion comprising a seat configured to receive an outer ring of a bearing in order to mount a shaft rotating about an axis (Z),
- wherein the frame comprises a web plate bracketed by two arms that are substantially parallel to one another such that said top section of the peripheral portion, said top portion of the central portion, and the two arms form a parallelogram, and
- wherein a bellows links the peripheral portion to the central portion over the entire circumference apart from the zones occupied by the frame.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.