US3206971A
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Force measuring apparatus
Assignee: Zellweger Uster AG
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Filing: 1962-11-30
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Granted: 1965-09-21
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Expires: 1982-11-30
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Felix Ernst
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 20:49
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01L; G01L1/00; G01L1/14
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
156 words
APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A DIGITALLY INDICATED MEASUREMENT OF A FORCE, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING: A RESILIENT MEMBER TO WHICH THE FORCE TO BE MEASURED MAY BE APPLIED TO DEFORM SAME; AN OSCILLATOR COUPLED TO SAID RESILIENT MEMBER VIA MEANS VARYING THE FREQUENCY OF OSCILLATIONS OF SAID OSCILALTOR IN RESPONSE TO DEFORMATION OF THE RESILIENT MEMBER; COUNTING MEANS COMPRISING A FIRST COUNTER COUNTING THE OSCILLATIONS PRODUCED WHEN SAID RESILIENT MEMBER IS UNSTRESSED AND A SECOND COUNTER COUNTING THE OSCILLATIONS PRODUCED WHEN SAID RESILIENT MEMBER IS STRESSED; TIMED SWITCH MEANS COUPLING SAID OSCILLATOR TO SAID COUNTING MEANS; SAID COUNTING MEANS COUNTING THE NUMBER OF OSCILLATIONS PRODUCED BY SAID OSCILLATOR DURING FINITE TIME INTERVALS DURING WHICH FORCES ARE APPLIED TO THE RESILIENT MEMBER, AND DURING WHICH FORCES ARE NOT APPLIED, WHEREBY THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE COUNTED OSCILLATIONS UNDER CONDITIONS OF FORCE APPLICATION AND UNDER CONDITIONS WHERE FORCE IS NOT APPLIED ARE COMPARED TO PROVIDE A DIGITAL INDICATION OF THE FORCE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
156 words
APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A DIGITALLY INDICATED MEASUREMENT OF A FORCE, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING: A RESILIENT MEMBER TO WHICH THE FORCE TO BE MEASURED MAY BE APPLIED TO DEFORM SAME; AN OSCILLATOR COUPLED TO SAID RESILIENT MEMBER VIA MEANS VARYING THE FREQUENCY OF OSCILLATIONS OF SAID OSCILALTOR IN RESPONSE TO DEFORMATION OF THE RESILIENT MEMBER; COUNTING MEANS COMPRISING A FIRST COUNTER COUNTING THE OSCILLATIONS PRODUCED WHEN SAID RESILIENT MEMBER IS UNSTRESSED AND A SECOND COUNTER COUNTING THE OSCILLATIONS PRODUCED WHEN SAID RESILIENT MEMBER IS STRESSED; TIMED SWITCH MEANS COUPLING SAID OSCILLATOR TO SAID COUNTING MEANS; SAID COUNTING MEANS COUNTING THE NUMBER OF OSCILLATIONS PRODUCED BY SAID OSCILLATOR DURING FINITE TIME INTERVALS DURING WHICH FORCES ARE APPLIED TO THE RESILIENT MEMBER, AND DURING WHICH FORCES ARE NOT APPLIED, WHEREBY THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE COUNTED OSCILLATIONS UNDER CONDITIONS OF FORCE APPLICATION AND UNDER CONDITIONS WHERE FORCE IS NOT APPLIED ARE COMPARED TO PROVIDE A DIGITAL INDICATION OF THE FORCE.
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