US 12,411,050 B1
Radial load measuring apparatus
Shane Strahl, Jenks, OK (US); Floyd James Hendrix, Coweta, OK (US); Jonathan Miller, Skiatook, OK (US); and Christopher A. Nelson, Lake Preston, SD (US)
Assigned to BPG-ARROWHEAD WINCH INC., Broken Arrow, OK (US)
Filed by BPG-ARROWHEAD WINCH INC., Broken Arrow, OK (US)
Filed on May 22, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/671,745.
Int. Cl. G01L 5/10 (2020.01); G01L 1/14 (2006.01); G01L 1/22 (2006.01)
CPC G01L 5/10 (2013.01) [G01L 1/142 (2013.01); G01L 1/22 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A radial load measuring apparatus comprising:
a rotational member rotatably supported to rotate about an axis of rotation and configured to be subjected to a radial load;
at least one support member interfacing with the rotational member and having a contact interface that is oriented at an oblique angle relative to a reference plane comprising the axis of rotation such that the radial load applied to the rotational member is translated into a proportional axial force that is applied to the at least one support member in an axial direction; and
a force sensor configured to measure the proportional axial force applied to the at least one support member from which to determine a magnitude of the radial load.