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Force sensor with multiple piece actuation system

  • US 5,760,313 A
  • Filed: 03/05/1997
  • Issued: 06/02/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/05/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A force sensor, comprising:

  • a housing structure, said housing structure having an opening formed therein;

    a pressure sensitive component disposed within said housing structure;

    a singular first actuator disposed in substantially single point contact with said pressure sensitive component;

    a second actuator disposed in contact with said first actuator, said second actuator being disposed within said opening to transmit a force from an external source to said first actuator, said first actuator being disposed between said second actuator and said pressure sensitive component to transmit said force from said second actuator to said pressure sensitive component; and

    a plate, separate from said pressure sensitive component and said actuators located within said opening, shaped to retain said first actuator in contact with said pressure sensitive component, said plate having a through-hole formed therein, said first actuator being disposed within said through-hole.

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