Printed circuit board with integral strain gage
AssigneeVishay Measurements Group, Inc.
InventorsTHOMAS KIEFFER, ROBERT WATSON
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Abstract
A method for strain measurement measures strain in a printed circuit board having an integral strain measurement layer. The strain measurement layer includes an insulating layer having a top surface and a bottom surface, a strain sensitive layer of metallic foil adhered to the top surface of the insulating layer for measuring strain associated with the printed circuit board, and a copper coating disposed on the strain sensitive layer of metallic foil.
Claims4
A method for strain measurement on a printed circuit board comprised of a plurality of layers wherein at least one of the plurality of layers is a strain measurement layer comprising of an insulating layer and a strain sensitive metallic foil adhered to the insulating layer for measuring strain associated with the printed circuit board, comprising measuring strain associated with the strain sensitive metallic foil.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.