Measuring and testing – Specimen stress or strain – or testing by stress or strain... – Specified electrical sensor or system
Reexamination Certificate
2006-08-15
2006-08-15
Lefkowitz, Edward (Department: 2855)
Measuring and testing
Specimen stress or strain, or testing by stress or strain...
Specified electrical sensor or system
Reexamination Certificate
active
07089800
ABSTRACT:
The invention provides a load detecting system comprising a core (83) of magnetostrictive material, a coil (85) disposed in the vicinity of the core, and a load detecting circuit (10) connected to the coil (85) for detecting the magnitude of a load acting on the core (83). The load detecting circuit (10) comprises an exciting circuit (102) for passing an a.c. detecting current through the coil (85), a pulse current generating circuit (103) for passing through the coil a detection preparing current having a current value greater than the maximum value of the detecting current, a change-over circuit (104) for effecting a change-over between the exciting circuit (102) and the pulse current generating circuit (103) to pass the detecting current through the coil after passing the detection preparing current therethrough, and a microcomputer (100) for deriving the magnitude of the load acting on the magnetostrictive element based on an impedance variation produced in the coil during the period of passage of the detecting current through the coil.
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Aoki Hideaki
Fukunaga Takeshi
Kakutani Kazushige
Kishimoto Keiji
Kondo Fumitake
Davis Octavia
Lefkowitz Edward
Sanyo Electric Co., LTD
Westerman, Hattori, Daniels & Adrian , LLP.
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