Combined force transducer and temperature sensor
US5379639A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 10, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01P2015/0828
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A combined transducer that measures force or displacement and temperature utilizes a pair of vibrating tines to provide a simultaneous output representative of temperature and force or displacement whereby the sum or average of the vibrating frequencies of the two tines is representative of temperature and the difference is representative of force or displacement.
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