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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2006
Filed:
May. 27, 2004
Applicant:
Akira Umebayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventor:
Akira Umebayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
NHK Spring Co., Ltd., Kanagawa, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A spring has a fixed end and a free end. A specific portion of the free end is elevated from the fixed end, and a load measuring device that measures the load on the spring is arranged so as to make a physical contact with the free end. An elevation is measured from the fixed end of a specific portion of the load measuring device where the free end and the load measuring device make the physical contact with each other. It is determined whether the elevation measured is equal to a specific elevation and the load on the spring is measured with the load measuring device when the elevation measured is equal to a specific elevation.