FORCE-MEASURING PLATFORM Russian patent published in 2002 - IPC

FIELD: medical and force-measuring platforms. SUBSTANCE: invention is related to equipment measuring supporting reactions and coordinates of center of pressure forces originated by man standing on platform. Platform can be employed in biological and mechanical examinations of balance functions of man. Force-measuring platform has force-taking plate, supports and transducers of supporting reactions. These transducers are bending sensors of parallelogram type, manufactured in cantilevers of peripheral stiffening ribs of force- taking platform resting with ends against supports through spherical washers. Separable stiffening ribs are linked to force-taking platform by rigid link with length of contact in central part larger than height of stiffening rib. EFFECT: increased accuracy in process of dynamic measurement of coordinates of center of pressure forces, reduced mass characteristics and simplified design of platform. 2 cl, 5 dwg