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US 5,045,827 AGranted
Low-force transducer
AssigneeBLH Electronics, Inc.
InventorRolf P. Haggstrom
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Abstract
A low level strain gage transducer including housing which supports a strain member having a fixed end member and a free end member in the form of a cup, the free end member supported by a folded arm arrangement including one or more arms which permits the element being monitored for strain forces to pivot with respect to the cup so as to to accommodate any mis-alignment forces applied to the cup that would otherwise generate bending forces resulting in erroneous strain measurements.
Claims8
A low level strain gage transducer for measuring the amount of strain caused by a strain generating element comprising:
- a measurement means having a fixed end member adapted to be secured to a housing, and a free end member, said free end member comprising a base with an extension means connected thereto, and when in use, said free end member receiving a portion of the strain generating member,
- a beam means attached to said fixed end member,
- said beam means having a first end connected to said extension means at its end opposite said free end member base, said beam means deforming when strain force is applied to said free end member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.