Torque sensor
US8689642B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 23, 2011 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 1, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01L3/1421
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A torque sensor has an envelope tube, a middle cylinder mounted in the envelope tube, a inner cylinder mounted through the middle cylinder, a resilient element connected to the middle cylinder and the inner cylinder, a first disc and a second disc respectively attached to the inner cylinder and the middle cylinder, and a detection unit detecting a displacement angle of the second disc and the first disc to calculate a torque applied to the inner cylinder. The torque sensor has a simple structure, fast, sensitive and accurate torque sensing ability, and can be used on all kinds of mechanisms that rotate when a force is applied thereon to calculate and quantify amounts of energy and work of the exerciser according to the torque.
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