Apparatus for detecting a force effect and a method for detecting a force effect
US9518881B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 14, 2014 |
| Grant date | Dec 13, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 24, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB60R21/013
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus for detecting a force effect comprises two electrical conductors which run at a distance from one another, a deformable spacer which is arranged between the two electrical conductors, a first measuring device which is electrically connected to one end of the two electrical conductors in each case and an electrical component which is electrically connected to the respective other end of the two electrical conductors. The first measuring device is designed to detect a change in a variable which can be measured by the measuring device, which change is caused by a change in the distance between the two electrical conductors which is caused by a force effect at at least one place along the two electrical conductors, in order to detect the force effect.
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