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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:
Sep. 24, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 15, 1994
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jonathan A Hoium, North Mankato, MN (US);
Gregory L Hasse, Mankato, MN (US);
Assignee:
Condux International, Inc., Mankato, MN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
7386244 ; 7386218 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to directly measuring the torque applied to a capstan attached to an output shaft of a motor. The output shaft of the motor is rotatably mounted within a support. The motor includes a lever arm projecting therefrom. The lever arm coacts with a load cell to restrict the motor from rotating within the frame. As a torque is applied to the capstan, a proportional force is applied by the lever arm against the load cell. The force against the load cell can be calibrated to reflect the torque on the capstan.