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Linearizing mechanism for a vibrating beam force transducer

  • US 4,446,394 A
  • Filed: 09/14/1981
  • Issued: 05/01/1984
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/14/1981
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A force transducer comprising a vibrating beam having a longitudinal axis and adapted to vibrate in a plane including the axis;

  • a supporting element secured to each end of the beam and extending in both directions tranversely of the axis;

    a pair of end mounts;

    axially complaint isolator spring means each having multiple sections of unbalanced spring rates and extending between each end mount and a corresponding support element for transmitting axial forces from the end mounts to the beam along the longitudinal axis thereof; and

    a pair of parallel spaced isolator means connected between each respective support element and sections of a corresponding spring means;

    whereby the unbalanced spring rates of the spring means induce precise beam bending due to applied vibrational forces thereby substantially cancelling undesirable non-linear effects.

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