公开(公告)号：US20250044171A1

公开(公告)日：2025-02-06

申请号：US18717101

申请日：2022-12-22

Applicant: SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： FRANK H. JACOBS ,  BART GOEDEGEBUURE ,  JAN-WILLEM SLOETJES

IPC: G01L1/22

Abstract: In a particular embodiment, a force sensor apparatus is disclosed that includes a force-compliant element that deforms in response to applications of forces to the force sensor apparatus. The force sensor apparatus also includes a sensing element coupled to an upper region of the force-compliant element and configured to generate one or more signals indicating an amount that the force-compliant element deforms in response to the application of forces to the force sensor apparatus. The force-compliant element has a bottom region that includes a force-receiving surface and an outer region surrounding the force-receiving surface. In this example embodiment, the outer region is substantially level. In a particular embodiment, the outer region is absent any grooves. Alternatively, the outer region may have one or more small grooves.

公开(公告)号：US20230085965A1

公开(公告)日：2023-03-23

申请号：US17795330

申请日：2021-01-28

Applicant: SENSATA TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： FRANK H. JACOBS ,  MAARTEN P. VAN NOORDEN ,  BART GOEDEGEBUURE ,  EDWARD H. BERNHARDI ,  THOMAS GERJEN HENDRIK KOUWEN

IPC: G01L1/26 ,  G01L1/04

Abstract: In a particular embodiment, a force sensor apparatus is disclosed that includes a sensor housing and a sensing assembly. In this particular embodiment, the sensing assembly includes a force-compliant element having a center portion and an outer portion; one or more sensing elements coupled to the center portion of the force-compliant element; and a flexible spring element having an outer diameter and a center portion. According to at least one embodiment of the present disclosure, the flexible spring element curves from the outer diameter to the center portion of the flexible spring element and the center portion of the flexible spring element is aligned with the center portion of the force-compliant element. In this embodiment, the outer diameter is separated from a ledge of the outer portion of the force-compliant element by a space.