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US 6,784,799 B2Granted
Tension meter and wrench arrangement
OwnerChih-Ching Hsieninventor
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Abstract
A tension meter and wrench arrangement is constructed to includes a resistance type tension meter and an integrated device installed in a wrench, the integrated device providing a voltage output corresponding to the variation of resistance detected by the tension meter and converting the voltage output into digital signal for display through a display screen, the wrench having a sliding sleeve adapted for protecting the integrated device.
Claims1
A tension meter and a wrench arrangement comprising:
- a wrench;
- a tension meter mounted inside said wrench and adapted for detecting the tension of the said wrench upon operation of said wrench,
- an integrated device mounted on said wrench and electrically connected to said tension meter for signal output, said integrated device comprising:
- a Wheatstone bridge circuit, which provides a voltage output signal indicative of the amount of tension detected by said tension meter upon operation of said wrench,
- an amplifier, which amplifies the voltage output signal of said Wheatstone bridge circuit,
- a recorder, which records the amplifier voltage output signal outputted from said amplifier,
- process means, which converts the amplified voltage output signal outputted from said amplifier into a corresponding digital signal outputted from said amplifier into a corresponding digital signal, and output means, which displays the digital signal outputted from said processor means;
- a sliding sleeve axially slidably mounted thereon and adapted for protecting said integrated device;
- wherein the wrench comprises a handle and two work heads, one head is a biforked head and another head is a ring head;
- the tension meter and the integrated circuit are installed in the wrench;
- the tension meter is disposed near the two distal ends of the handle;
- the output means comprises a screen and a set of control buttons disposed on an outside of the handle and electrically connected to the tension meter.
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