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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2015
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2012
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Vincent Corona Pascucci, Mechanicsburg, PA (US);
Michael Anthony Yeomans, Camp Hill, PA (US);
Kimberly Lynne Beach, Harrisburg, PA (US);
Tyco Electronics Corporation, Berwyn, PA (US);
Abstract
A transducer for measuring normal force of a compliant pin includes a fixture having a base. A supporting beam extends from the base. A sensing beam is positioned proximate to the sensing beam and supported at at least one end thereof. The fixture has a slot positioned between the supporting beam and the sensing beam and configured to receive the compliant pin. A strain gauge array is provided on the sensing beam for sensing strain of the sensing beam. The strain of the sensing beam corresponds to normal force imparted on the sensing beam by the compliant pin. The sensing beam is configured to be deformed when the compliant pin is loaded into the slot and the deformation corresponds to strain of the sensing beam configured to be sensed by the strain gauge array.