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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 1998
Filed:
Dec. 08, 1995
Tsubakimoto Chain, Co., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A device for detecting a change in the thrust load acting on the actuating rod of a linear actuator. The thrust detecting device includes a pinion which converts and enlarges an axial linear displacement of a rotating drive screw shaft caused by a change in the load on an actuating rod driven by the screw shaft into an angular displacement of a vertical shaft of the pinion. A circular scale plate is attached to the vertical shaft of the pinion and serves to indicate a preset value for the load change to be detected. A pair of striker plates each having a pointer effective to select a preset value on the circular scale plate and a striker effective to activate a corresponding limit switch are attached to the circular scale plate.