Force sensing apparatus
US4836034A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 14, 1987 |
| Grant date | Jun 6, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 14, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01L5/162
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A force sensing apparatus comprising: PA0 a plate-like strain producing body; PA0 a central portion disposed integrally at a center of the body and having higher rigidity than the body; PA0 a peripheral portion disposed integrally along a periphery of the body and having higher rigidity than the body; and PA0 a plurality of sensing elements formed on a surface of the body and having an electric resistance variable in accordance with a deformation thereof in order to simultaneously sense mutually orthogonal X, Y and Z axial components of an external force applied to the body via the central portion or the peripheral portion, the sensing elements being on the same plane.
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