THREE AXIS STRAIN GAGE CONTROL DEVICE

• US 3,561,280 A
• Filed: 10/23/1968
• Issued: 02/09/1971
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/1968
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: PRAB Conveyors Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Edgar R. Lodi, John Macphee
• Inventors: Macphee, John, Lodi, Edgar R.
• Application Number:
  US04/769,831
• Time in Patent Office: 839 Days
• US Class Current: 74/471.0XY
• CPC Class Codes: G01D 5/16 by varying resistance
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 74/20201 Control moves in two planes
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 74/20582 Levers

Abstract

A CONTROL DEVICE WHICH TRANSLATES FOR A FORCE APPLIED TO A MEMBER INTO SIGNALS REPRESENTATIVE OF THE X, Y AND Z COMPONENTS OF THE FORCE APPLIED TO THE MEMBER, THE SIGNALS BEING GENERATED BY STRAIN GAGES COUPLED TO SENCE THE APPLICATION OF THE FORCE APPLIED TO THE MEMBER ALONG THE VARIOUS AXES.

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