Patent ID: 11933679
Assignee: STRESS ENGINEERING SERVICES, INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  F | IPC F  G

Claim 10:
11. A transducer assembly comprising:
a mounting base;
a collar defining a bore having an opening, the collar being attached to the mounting base;
a pedestal, wherein:
the pedestal is disposed within the bore and attached to the mounting base; and
the collar and the pedestal are laterally spaced from one another by an annular gap concentrically disposed therebetween, such that the collar does not laterally contact the pedestal;

a magnet; and
a Hall effect sensor; wherein
one of the magnet and the Hall effect sensor is disposed within the bore and attached to the pedestal;
the other of the magnet and the Hall effect sensor is attached to the collar and disposed adjacent to the opening; and
the Hall effect sensor is spaced from the magnet and is configured to detect movement of at least a portion of the collar relative to the mounting base.