CONTACT FORCE TESTING APPARATUS, USE OF SUCH A CONTACT FORCE TESTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH A CONTACT FORCE TESTING APPARATUS
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Abstract
A contact force testing apparatus includes a measuring sensor that can be contacted with an electrical contact element and measures a contact force (F) of a contact with the electrical contact element of an electrical connector having a male component and a female component. The measuring sensor receives the contact force in a contact region with a piezoelectric pick-up. The measuring sensor includes a plurality of piezoelectric pick-ups that are spaced apart from one another by pick-up gaps. The measuring sensor has a protective sleeve that covers the piezoelectric pick-ups and the pick-up gaps in the contact region.
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17. A testing apparatus for measuring the contact force between the electrical contact elements of an electrical connector having a male component insertable into a female component for effecting the connection between the electrical contact elements, the apparatus comprising:
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a measuring sensor having a contact region configured for being disposed in contact with an electrical contact element of the electrical connector for receiving a contact force of a contact with the electrical contact element, the measuring sensor including a plurality of piezoelectric pick-ups-disposed in the contact region, each of the plurality of piezoelectric pick-ups including piezoelectric material;
each of the plurality of piezoelectric pick-ups being disposed-spaced apart from one another by a respective one of a plurality of pick-up gaps; anda protective sleeve that covers the piezoelectric pick-ups and the pick-up gaps in the contact region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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