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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 18, 1976
Filed:
Sep. 23, 1974
Applicant:
Inventor:
Ralph S Shoberg, Farmington, MI (US);
Assignee:
GSE, Inc., Farmington Hills, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
7313 / ; 7313 / ;
Abstract
A load cell for measuring the torque and/or thrust forces in a driveline having a universal coupling joint, such as the drive shaft of an automobile. The load cell is designed to replace the standard cross element in the U-joint. Due to the operative association of the load cell with the driveline and the particular strain gage arrangement disclosed, the load cell is capable of accurately measuring the axial force and rotational torque transmitted through the driveline.