Torque measuring device for stopping a striking work

A torque measuring device for stopping the strike of a striking mechanism including a rechargeable energy source and a striking pallet, which, at times planned by said mechanism and/or the user thereof, allows at least one strike wheel to be driven using part of the energy transmitted by said energy source to actuate at least one hammer on at least one gong, wherein it includes at least one movable torque measuring lever, whose trajectory interferes with that of a strike wheel, and which is arranged to be driven by said strike wheel, said torque measuring lever being permanently subject to a resistant force of determined value against a drive force exerted on said torque measuring lever by said strike wheel during the rotation thereof, and said torque measuring lever blocking the rotation of said strike wheel if said drive force is less than said resistant force of determined value, and otherwise allowing said strike wheel to rotate by releasing said wheel.