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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120125138 | TORQUE SENSING SYSTEM HAVING TORQUE SENSOR, AND STEERING SYSTEM A torque sensing system having a torque sensor, and a steering system, are provided. The torque sensor includes a first rotor having apertures extending therethrough and bar magnets disposed in the apertures. The torque sensor further includes a second rotor defining an... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120103111 | Method and Apparatus for Continuous Sectional Magnetic Encoding to Measure Torque on Large Shafts Magnetically encoded shafts for use in detecting forces exerted on the shaft during operation. Magnetically encoded regions, arranged in tracks or bands, encircle the shaft and are formed within or affixed to the shaft. The magnetically encoded regions define force-sens... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20110267045 | Method and Apparatus for Sectional Magnetic Encoding of a Shaft and For Measuring Rotational Angle, Rotational Speed and Torque Magnetically encoded shafts for use in detecting forces exerted on the shaft during operation. Magnetically encoded regions arranged in tracks or bands, encircle the shaft and are formed within or affixed to the shaft. The magnetically encoded regions define force-sensi... | 11/03/2011 |
| 20110252916 | Sensor device for measuring torque in steering systems A sensor device for measuring torque in steering systems of vehicles comprises a magnet that is disposed on a shaft in a rotationally fixed manner, and a magnetic field sensor. The magnet is held by a magnet holder, which is to be connected to the shaft, wherein the mag... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110252894 | FENCE JUMPING DETECTION ROD HAVING ELASTICALLY SUPPORTED BALL The object of the present invention is to provide an improved fence jumping detection rod that solves the problem in regard to erroneous alarms caused by unspecified external factors such as approaching animals, strong winds, or the like, and that is capable of quickly ... | 10/20/2011 |
| 20110239785 | RING TYPE PIEZOELETRIC DEVICE, METHOD FOR PROCESSING THE SAME, AND TORQUE SENSOR ASSEMBLED WITH THE SAME A method for processing a ring type piezoelectric device comprises: providing a ring type piezoelectric embryo; printing at least a pair of electrodes to divide the ring type piezoelectric embryo into a plurality of equal sections; and immersing the divided ring type pi... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110214514 | LOAD MONITORING FOR ELECTROMECHANICAL SYSTEMS A method for determining a load on a driven component of a rotating or stationary electromechanical system includes locating a rotationally flexible shaft portion in operable communication with a driving component having a drive rotor rotable about an axis and the drive... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110214515 | Manifold Sensing Apparatus for Steering Provided is a complex sensing apparatus for a steering system. In the complex sensing apparatus in accordance, since an insertion projections of a first PCB are inserted into a through-holes of a second PCB to be press-fitted to each other, the first PCB is securely cou... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110167928 | Torque sensor A torque sensor detects a torque acting on a torsion bar provided between a first shaft and a second shaft on the basis of a magnetic flux density led to a rotating magnetic circuit portion from a magnetism generating portion. The magnetism generating portion includes a... | 07/14/2011 |
| 20110056309 | DEVICE FOR MEASURING THE TORQUE TRANSMITTED BY A POWER SHAFT A torque measurement device including: a power shaft transmitting rotary torque about the axis of the power shaft; a first wheel carrying angle marks, the wheel being secured to the power shaft; a reference shaft including a second wheel carrying angle marks; and a sens... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110036182 | ROTARY TORQUE DETECTING DEVICE There is provided a rotary torque detecting device in which a first magnetic body and a second magnetic body are formed in substantially band shapes and third magnetic bodies are formed in substantially rectangular shapes, respectively, by forming the first magnetic bod... | 02/17/2011 |
| 20100319466 | Stator Assembly and Torque Measuring Device Disclosed are a stator assembly and a torque assembly device. The stator assembly includes a stator holder, a first stator which includes a first body making contact with an upper end of the stator holder and a plurality of first teeth extending from the first body so a... | 12/23/2010 |
| 20100313681 | SENSOR ARRANGEMENT FOR MEASURING A TORQUE A sensor arrangement for measuring a torque acting on a shaft, wherein the shaft has a first shaft section and a second shaft section and these two shaft sections can be rotated relative to one another, including at least one magnetic encoder arranged on the first shaft... | 12/16/2010 |
| 20100200325 | DRIVESHAFT ASSEMBLY WITH TORQUE SENSOR A driveshaft assembly that includes a first shaft member, a second shaft member, a bearing assembly and a sensor. The first shaft member has a magnetically encoded zone with a magnetic field that varies as a function of the torque that is transmitted through the first s... | 08/12/2010 |
| 20100139419 | Torque Sensor Arrangement A sensor arrangement for measurement of a torque acting on a shaft, wherein the shaft has a first shaft section and a second shaft section and these two shaft sections can rotate with respect to one another, having at least one magnetic encoder which is arranged on the ... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100116067 | DEVICE FOR DETECTING THE TORQUE AND THE ANGLE OF ROTATION OF A ROTATING SHAFT A device for detecting torque features of an electric screwer comprises a clutch for coupling with the electric screwer and a clutch for applying a resisting torque. The two clutches (11, 13) are connected to one another by a shaft (14) on which there are ... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100050785 | Cassette-Based Power Meter A cassette-based power measuring apparatus includes a power sensing arrangement mounted within a cavity defined by a hollow bicycle cassette. The power sensing arrangement includes a torque sensing assembly including torque sensing elements configured to measure a user ... | 03/04/2010 |
| 20100005909 | TORQUE SENSOR WITH REDUCED SUSCEPTIBILITY TO FAILURE A sensor arrangement with relatively low disturbance susceptibility for measurement of a torque acting on a shaft, wherein the shaft has a first shaft section and a second shaft section and these two shaft sections can rotate with respect to one another, having at least... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20090255349 | ELECTRIC POWER STEERING APPARATUS In an electric power steering apparatus equipped with a torque sensor that detects torque, the torque sensor has a coil yoke, a coil disposed within the coil yoke, a base section, and a yoke retainer which covers the coil yoke and fixes the coil yoke to the base section... | 10/15/2009 |
| 20090249892 | TORQUE MEASUREMENT DEVICE A torque measuring device for measuring the torque of a rotatable shaft. A sensing unit senses the torque on the rotatable shaft. The sensing unit is disposed on the outer surface of the rotatable shaft. A reporting unit is configured to report the torque applied to the... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090012689 | METHOD OF ESTIMATING AN AVAILABLE GRIP MARGIN OF A TIRE WHEN ROLLING A method of estimating the available grip margin of a tire of a vehicle rolling on a ground involves:
| 01/08/2009 |
| 20080141790 | Operating device for testing torque wrenches An operating device for testing torque wrenches is formed with a carrier for fixing a torque wrench to be tested. A transducer is coupled to the head portion of the torque wrench. A grip holder is provided for fixing the grip of the torque wrench. A deflecting mechanism... | 06/19/2008 |
| 20080134802 | Torque sensor A torque sensor is disclosed. The sensor has a support member for mounting to a rotatable shaft and a flexible electro-conductive member pre-tensioned and mounted to the support. An electrical coil is positioned in electrical communication with the support member and el... | 06/12/2008 |
| 20080127750 | Reducing strain level in torque sensing system An apparatus is provided to reduce strain transferred from a body, such as a shaft, to a strain sensor, such as a SAW device. The strain sensor is capable of measuring a maximum amount of strain. A strain absorber has the strain sensor mounted thereon and is arranged to... | 06/05/2008 |
| 20060207347 | Arrangement for measuring the torque of rotating machine parts The invention relates to an arrangement for the torque measurement of rotating machine parts with a strain measuring bridge (2) arranged on the rotor, which bridge consists of circuit-connected strain gages. The output signals of the strain measuring bridge (2... | 09/21/2006 |
| 20060185445 | Multi-parameter shaft analyzer (MPSA) Methods and apparatus are provided for measuring multiple operating parameters of a rotating shaft with a sensor. One embodiment of the apparatus comprises a sensor in close proximity to a matched pair of thumbnail depressions on the surface of a rotating shaft body. Th... | 08/24/2006 |
| 20060081070 | Digitally compensated non-contact steering angle and torque sensor A sensor assembly having an angular position sensor unit and a torque sensor unit enclosed in a single package. The angular position sensor unit generates a first multi-bit output indicative of a degree of rotation of a shaft assembly having a first shaft and a second s... | 04/20/2006 |
| 20060070461 | Dynamic load fixture for rotary mechanical systems A dynamic load fixture (DLF) for testing a unit under test (UUT) includes a lateral load system that applies a time-varying lateral load profile to the UUT drive shaft and an encoder that measures its angular rotation. An isolation stage suitably constrains the encoder ... | 04/06/2006 |
| 20050279180 | Continuous winding method for multi-resolver, and multi-resolver thereby A continuous winding method is applied to a multi-resolver including m resolver units (m is an integer not less than 2) joined together. Each resolver unit is composed of a stator and a rotor. The stator includes a stator yoke having a plurality of magnetic poles projec... | 12/22/2005 |
| 20050081648 | Encoder An encoder includes an encoder body adapted to detect the rotation of an object to be measured, a cover that covers a rear part of the encoder body, and a connector that connects an inner circuit of the encoder body to an outer circuit. The connector is mounted on the c... | 04/21/2005 |
| 20050005714 | Neutral point voltage regulator of torque sensor A neutral point voltage regulator of a torque sensor which has a pair of coils having inductances changing in opposite directions based on torques, and torque detecting means for outputting a torque detecting voltage Vt based on a voltage difference between a first volt... | 01/13/2005 |
