Patent ID: 8406088

Claim:
A torque measuring device arranged to stop a strike of a striking mechanism including a rechargeable energy source and a striking pallet, which, at times planned by the striking mechanism, allows at least one strike wheel to be driven using part of the energy transmitted by the energy source to actuate at least one hammer on at least one gong, wherein the torque measuring device includes: (a) at least one movable torque measuring lever, wherein a trajectory of the at least one movable torque measuring lever interferes with a trajectory of the at least one strike wheel, and the at least one movable torque measuring lever is arranged to be driven by the at least one strike wheel, wherein the at least one moveable torque measuring lever is permanently subject to a resistant force of determined value against a drive force exerted on the at least one moveable torque measuring lever by the at least one strike wheel during rotation thereof, and the at least one moveable torque measuring lever blocks rotation of the at least one strike wheel when the drive force is less than the resistant force of determined value, and otherwise the at least one moveable torque measuring lever allows the at least one strike wheel to rotate by releasing the at least one strike wheel.