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Duplex flexure for force transducer

Assignee: STRATHAM INSTRUMENTS Inc
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Filing: 1965-07-06
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Granted: 1967-08-08
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Expires: 1985-07-06
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Giovanni Mario Di

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-23 05:01
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01L; G01L1/00; G01L1/20; G01L1/22; G01L1/2206; G01L1/2231; G01L9/00; G01L9/0041; G01L9/0051; G01L9/006

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 136 words
A TRANSDUCER COMPRISING A FLEXURE, SAID FLEXURE COMPRISING A DIAPHRAGM, SAID DIAPHRAGM HAVING A CIRCULAR CENTRAL PORTION AND AN ANNULAR END PORTION, SAID CENTRAL PORTION POSITIONED CONCENTRICALLY WITH SAID ANNULAR END PORTION, THE MEDIAN PLANES OF SAID ANNULAR END PORTION AND SAID CENTRAL PORTION BEING AXIALLY DISPLACED, THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF SAID ANNULAR END PORTION BEING FIXEDLY CONNECTED TO A SUPPORT, FLEXIBLE BAND CONNECTING THE INNER PERIPHERY OF SAID ANNULAR END PORTION AND THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF SAID CENTRAL PORTION, SAID BAND COMPRISING TWO CIRCULAR FLEXIBLE BAND MEMBERS CONNECTED TO AND EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY 90* FROM THE SAID MEDIAN PLANES, SAID BANDS BEING CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER AT THEIR OTHER ENDS, STRAIN GAGES BONDED TO SAID ANNULAR END PORTION AND TO SAID CENTRAL PORTION, AND MEANS TO APPLY A FORCE TO SAID CENTRAL PORTION OF SAID FLEXURE.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 136 words
A TRANSDUCER COMPRISING A FLEXURE, SAID FLEXURE COMPRISING A DIAPHRAGM, SAID DIAPHRAGM HAVING A CIRCULAR CENTRAL PORTION AND AN ANNULAR END PORTION, SAID CENTRAL PORTION POSITIONED CONCENTRICALLY WITH SAID ANNULAR END PORTION, THE MEDIAN PLANES OF SAID ANNULAR END PORTION AND SAID CENTRAL PORTION BEING AXIALLY DISPLACED, THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF SAID ANNULAR END PORTION BEING FIXEDLY CONNECTED TO A SUPPORT, FLEXIBLE BAND CONNECTING THE INNER PERIPHERY OF SAID ANNULAR END PORTION AND THE OUTER PERIPHERY OF SAID CENTRAL PORTION, SAID BAND COMPRISING TWO CIRCULAR FLEXIBLE BAND MEMBERS CONNECTED TO AND EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY 90* FROM THE SAID MEDIAN PLANES, SAID BANDS BEING CONNECTED TO EACH OTHER AT THEIR OTHER ENDS, STRAIN GAGES BONDED TO SAID ANNULAR END PORTION AND TO SAID CENTRAL PORTION, AND MEANS TO APPLY A FORCE TO SAID CENTRAL PORTION OF SAID FLEXURE.

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