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Multiaxial force-torque sensors

US8776616B2 · kind B2 · utility

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24Claims

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Assignee

ABB AG · US

Inventors

Paul Szasz · Heidelberg, DE
Manfred Wetzko · Wilhelmsfeld, DE
Peter Krippner · Karlsruhe, DE
Torgny Brogardh
Markus Roos · Essen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jun 8, 2012
Grant date	Jul 15, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 12, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG01L5/162
WIPO fieldMeasurement
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The disclosure relates to a multiaxial force-torque sensor having a transducer structure, with strain gauges placed in defined areas to measure the strain, from which the forces and torques are calculated, and where the transducer structure can include (e.g., consist of) two concentric rings connected with spokes. The transducer structure can be a planar mechanical structure, and all strain gauges can be applied to the same surface of the transducer structure to measure non-radial strain components.

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