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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2009
Applicants:
Katy Schmeisser, Weiler, DE;
Stefan Hauzenberger, Wangen, DE;
Fred Bassett, Scheidegg, DE;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Liebnerr-Aerospace Lindenberg GmbH, Lindenberg/Allgaeu, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01L 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to a torque sensor comprising a torsion spring having first and second sides which are rotated with respect to one another by a torque applied to the torque sensor, wherein a mechanical coupling apparatus is provided between the first and second sides of the torsion spring and includes a movement element which is moved in the axial direction by a rotation of the first side with respect to the second side. In addition, a measuring apparatus is provided for the measurement of the axial movement of the movement element.