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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Olivier Le Traon, Vauhallan, FR;
Denis Janiaud, Les Ulis, FR;
Bernard Lecorre, Meudon la Foret, FR;
Serge Muller, Ollainville, FR;
Assignee:
ONERA (Office National d'Etudes et de Recherches Aerospatiales), Chatillon, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/04 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/04 ;
Abstract
The invention concerns a transducer constituting the sensitive member of a sensor whose frequency varies as a function of the intensity of force applied to it. The force transducer comprises a beam having length and rectangular cross-section with thickness and width and flexionally vibrating. The beam has a thickness reduced over a central portion of its length, its width remaining constant.