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Load sensing probe

  • US 4,526,044 A
  • Filed: 10/28/1983
  • Issued: 07/02/1985
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/16/1982
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A load sensing probe for measuring work forces in a machine tool comprising, in combination,a generally cylindrical member having first and second regions of substantially equal outside diameter and a third, intermediate region smaller than and disposed between said first and said second regions,slots extending from said first and said second regions into said intermediate region, said slots disposed at a right angle to one another and defining pairs of spaced-apart arms,strain gauge means secured to a pair of said spaced-apart arms for sensing the strain experienced by said arms, andpreloading means for radially translating said pairs of arms, said preloading means including a pair of wedge means for driving said pairs of arms radially outwardly and means for translating said wedge means toward one another.

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