公开(公告)号：US12298195B2

公开(公告)日：2025-05-13

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.