Patent ID: 6422096
Filing Date: 2002-07-23
Classification: G01L

Abstract:
A load cell comprising:a member disposed in a plane for receiving forces applied by a load, said member comprising a plurality of sections disposed in the plane and having an axial dimension, and an arm extending transversely to the axial dimension between the sections, said arm comprising a surface oriented in a first direction in the plane, said sections and said arm being arranged so that the forces applied by the load to a first one of said sections are transmitted by the arm to a second one of said sections, a plurality of force sensing elements disposed on the surface and arranged with respect to each other to independently sense differently directed components of the forces transmitted by said arm; and a first one of the force sensing elements being arranged to sense a component of the forces directed transverse to the plane and a second one of the force sensing elements being arranged to sense a component of the forces directed in the plane.