Force measuring transducer with frequency output signal

A force measuring transducer with a frequency output signal, comprising:

• a casing;
• an elastic body in the form of a cantilever beam responsive to bending forces and arranged in said casing in spaced relationship therewith;
• a base on said elastic body and secured in said casing;
• a working member on said elastic body attached to said base by flexible joint and subjected to the action of a force;
• an oscillating element constructed as a single unit with said working member and having an oscillation frequency depending upon the magnitude of said force;
• an electromechanical self-excited oscillator with resonator comprising said oscillating element;
• at least three supports to secure said base of said elastic body in said casing and to limit the transfer of oscillatory energy from the elastic body to the other elements of the transducer;
• one tapered end of each said support bearing up against the surface of said base;
• the other end of each said support being joined to said casing, said working member including said cantilever beam for changing the stresses in said oscillating element in response to the action of said force.