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Diametral force sensor

  • US 5,499,542 A
  • Filed: 04/22/1994
  • Issued: 03/19/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/22/1994
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A device for determining the diametral changes in a substantially cylindrical member produced by axial loads imposed on the cylindrical member, comprising a clamp assembly having a first jaw member and a second jaw member rigidly connected to each other on opposite sides of the cylindrical member, the first jaw member having a substantially V-shaped recess adapted to engage two peripheral portions of the cylindrical member, the second jaw member having a flexure with a contact surface contacting a peripheral portion of the cylindrical member and a projection extending away from the contact surface to provide the transmittal of compressive forces representative of diametral changes in the cylindrical member against a compression load cell contained within the second jaw member.

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