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Apparatus for measuring a force

US4669320A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 31, 1986
Grant dateJun 2, 1987
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Expiry dateJan 31, 2006

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S73/01
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention relates to an apparatus for measuring a force wherein the force to be measured is applied to a beam in an axial direction. Oscillating forces applied transversely to the beam sets the beam in its resonant state and the resulting resonant frequency is an indication of the magnitude of the force.

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