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Class 73/862.472 - With pivoted deflecting member between spaced guides or supports


Subclass of Class 73 - Measuring and testing
Definition: Subject matter wherein the deflecting force is produced
No. of patents: 26
Last issue date: 09/16/2008


NumberTitleIssue Date
7424832Cable tensiometer for aircraft
The invention is a cable tensiometer that can be used on aircraft for real-time, in-flight cable tension measurements. The invention can be used on any aircraft cables with high precision. The invention is extremely light-weight, hangs on the cable being tested and ...
09/16/2008
7272979Seat belt tension sensor having an integral connector
A seat belt tension sensor for measuring the amount of tension in a vehicle seat belt. The seat belt tension sensor has a housing and an anchor plate that is mounted in the housing. The housing moves relative to the anchor plate. A magnet is affixed to the anchor pl...
09/25/2007
7156198Attaching structure for a seatbelt apparatus
An attaching structure for a seatbelt apparatus of a vehicle equipped with a seat, which is supported by a vehicle body through a weight sensor. The seatbelt apparatus includes a buckle, a seatbelt, and a tang. The buckle is fixed to one side of the seat of the vehi...
01/02/2007
7134241Entrapment detecting device for opening-closing member that includes strain gauge
An entrapment detection device of an opening-closing member which opens and closes an opening portion of a vehicle body includes a driving power source for moving the opening-closing member, a motivity transmission member provided between the opening-closing member ...
11/14/2006
7100944Method of attaching a seat belt to a seat belt tension sensor
A webbing of a seat belt engages an opening of a seat belt tension sensor. In one embodiment, the webbing is bunched or folded so as to prevent rubbing against the sides of the opening in the housing and anchor plate, or an outer surface of the seat belt tension sen...
09/05/2006
7082846Seat structure and device for determining load on seat
The seat structure includes a torsion bar as an elastic supporting-mechanism for elastically supporting a cushioning member, and is provided with arms and a supporting frame pivoted by the torsion bar. Accordingly, a device for determining a load on the seat can be ...
08/01/2006
7066036Instrument for measuring suspended masses for machines that operate with traction cables
Measuring instrument for hanging masses for machines which operate with traction cables, including a body (1) in which some extreme stops (2) are incorporated to support the cables (9) of application, having in the central area a cable (9...
06/27/2006
7000488Force-sensing unit for measuring a belt tensile force acting on a seatbelt lock
Force-sensing unit for measuring a belt tensile force acting on a seatbelt lock, including a casing with an opening formed in a front side, and further including a moving anchor which is located in the casing and which protrudes through the opening and which has a s...
02/21/2006
6952974Seat belt tension sensor
A seat belt tension sensing assembly fixedly secured to a vehicle. The seat belt tension sensing assembly has a housing and a slide slidably received within the housing, the slide being capable of movement between a first position and a second position within the ho...
10/11/2005
6786104Seat weight measuring apparatus
To provide a seat weight measuring apparatus having advantages such as reduced production cost and assembling cost. The seat weight measuring apparatus comprises a seat frame for supporting the seat and a load sensor attached on the seat frame. The seat frame is pro...
09/07/2004
6520032Seat belt tension sensing apparatus
Apparatus (10) includes first and second members (20, 22) that are connected to each other and pivotable relative to each other about an axis (46). A spring (120) biases the first member (20) to pivot in a first rotational direction relative to the second...
02/18/2003
6339198Drag setting scale
A drag setting scale includes a hand-held weighing instrument, a wheel that functions as a pulley and a connector that provides a mechanical connection between the weighing instrument and the pulley....
01/15/2002
6223609Apparatus for measuring the thickness and/or irregularities of a running sliver
An apparatus for advancing a sliver and sensing thickness variations thereof in a fiber processing machine includes a tongue-and-groove roll pair composed of a tongue roll and a groove roll. The groove roll is radially fixedly supported and has a circumfe...
05/01/2001
5728953Cable load sensing device
Apparatus for sensing the magnitude of a load on a cable as the cable is employed to support the load includes a beam structure clamped to the cable so that a length of the cable lies along the beam structure. A spacer associated with the beam structure f...
03/17/1998
5533405Sound comparison device for a drum
A sound comparison device for a drum that has a body that includes a bottom with a periphery. The periphery of the bottom of the body is in contact with the surface of a drum head. A drum head tension measurement element includes a tip which protrudes fro...
07/09/1996
5456119Sensing element for vehicle load measuring device
A sensing element in a load measuring device includes two cylindrical holders, each having a hole along the central axis; and a plate-shaped member provided between the two cylindrical holders, the plate-shaped member having protrusions at both ends, a co...
10/10/1995
5251492Apparatus and method for measuring a tension force in a rope or cable
The force effective in a rope or cable and the stress caused by the force are ascertained by sequentially applying forces (F1, F2) perpendicularly to the rope or cable centrally between two supports. The first force (F1) is applied centrally between two s...
10/12/1993
5249472Wire tension meter
A tension measuring device for accurately measuring the tension applied to a fine, metallic wire, or the like, being uncoiled from a spool of wire, or the like. The tensioning device includes a pulley around which the wire is looped. The pulley is rotatab...
10/05/1993
4607535Gauge for measuring the tension in an elongate element
A gauge for testing the tension in an elongate flexible element includes a frame having an element engaging surface stationarily supported thereon and facing in a first direction, and a tensioning member reciprocally movably supported on the frame and hav...
08/26/1986
4444065Belt tension gauge
A tension gauge for accurately and visually indicating the tension on an elongated element, such as an automobile fan belt, includes a frame, a spring-loaded actuating member supported for reciprocal movement on the frame, and an extender which is secured...
04/24/1984
4437352Apparatus for measuring belt tension
A apparatus for measuring tension in a strand such as a belt is provided with an elongated housing having a pair of opposite longitudinal ends and respective structures at the ends having structure edges facing transversely in the same direction and gener...
03/20/1984
4362062Belt-tension gauge
A belt-tension gauge for measuring the tension of a belt spanning a pair of wheels, especially a V-belt in the engine compartment of a motor vehicle, comprises two pivotally interconnected housing parts which are biased by a spring spread apart and carry ...
12/07/1982
4241616Tensiometer capable of being attached to a cable under tension
The tensiometer is designed to measure the tension in cables from extremely heavy loads as might occur in large cranes and in oil well rigs. The tensiometer utilizes a pair of spaced tandem pulleys bearing against spaced points on the cable and a central ...
12/30/1980
4171640Tension measuring device
The device provides an indication of the tension in a rope or cable and includes a rigid frame mounting first and second guide pulleys at opposite ends in tandem relationship. A central pulley is provided in the frame and the rope or cable is passed under...
10/23/1979
4118978Thread tension gage
A sensing rod and two parallel guide rods project from the housing of a thread tension gage dimensioned to be carried in one hand and operated by pressure of one finger on a push-button which causes the threat-engaging end portions of the guide rods to ad...
10/10/1978
4065963Tension meter
A tension meter having a central feeler arm mounted on a base for movement of at least a portion thereof relatively thereto, sensing means mounted on the base for sensing movement of the central feeler arm movable portion and a pair of parallel side feele...
01/03/1978
 
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