Patent ID: 8627730

Claim:
A torque sensor comprising: a circular-shaped inner body; an outer annular body concentrically surrounding the inner body; a plurality of webs connecting the inner body with the outer annular body in a star shape formation; an arrangement for introducing torque; each said web having at least one measuring element for detecting deformation; each said web having u-shaped profile; a central socket extends outwardly from a central area of the inner body, said socket formed with a semi-circular cutout in the vicinity of a top portion thereof; and a plurality of separated from each other intermediate spaces provided at an outer periphery of the inner body, each said intennediate space being formed as a narrow circumferential slot extending along the outer circumferential periphery of the inner body, said narrow circumferential slots are separated from said central socket by a substantial uninterrupted area of the inner body.