Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Torque sensor for detecting occurrence of metal fatigue in an elastic body
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Application No.: US15761713Application Date: 2016-07-20
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Publication No.: US10557766B2Publication Date: 2020-02-11
- Inventor: Kazuhiro Okada , Miho Okada
- Applicant: TRI-FORCE MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
- Applicant Address: JP Saitama-Ken
- Assignee: TRI-FORCE MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
- Current Assignee: TRI-FORCE MANAGEMENT CORPORATION
- Current Assignee Address: JP Saitama-Ken
- Agency: Ladas & Parry LLP
- International Application: PCT/JP2016/071307 WO 20160720
- International Announcement: WO2018/016036 WO 20180125
- Main IPC: G01L5/22
- IPC: G01L5/22 ; G01L3/10 ; G01L3/14 ; G01L25/00

Abstract:
A torque sensor includes: an annular deformation body; first and second displacement electrodes which cause displacement by elastic deformation of the annular deformation body; first and second fixed electrodes arranged at positions opposite the first and second displacement electrodes; and a detection circuit that outputs an electric signal indicating a torque based on a variation amount of capacitance values of first and second capacitive elements each of which is configured of the displacement electrode and the fixed electrode. The annular deformation body includes a high elastic portion and a low elastic portion having a spring constant smaller than a spring constant of the high elastic portion. The detection circuit determines whether the torque sensor functions normally based on a ratio between first and second electric signals.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180348074A1 TORQUE SENSOR Public/Granted day:2018-12-06
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