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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 1984
Filed:
Feb. 01, 1982
Applicant:
Inventor:
Maria Prudenziati, Modena, IT;
Assignee:
Fiat Trattori S.p.A., Modena, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01B / ; G01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
172-7 ; 7386204 ; 7386257 ;
Abstract
A force measuring device for an implement for towing an agricultural machine comprising at least one connection arm between the implement and a flexure bar mounted on said agricultural machine, at least one lever connecting the arm to a control system, wherein said control system comprises an electrical circuit arranged to control the movement of the lever by means of a mechanical and/or hydraulic member, the electrical circuit comprising at least one resistive element fixed to a portion of the flexure bar, the resistive element being constructed of a material the resistance of which is proportional to the deformation which the element undergoes when in use.