Web tension transducer

Abstract From the Canadian patent

Abstract of the Disclosure A combined roll/tension transducer for supporting a moving web while sensing the tension thereof. There is a rigid support shaft and a pair of roll support and signal generating assemblies disposed adjacent the respective ends of the shaft. The assemblies each comprise a collar non-movingly attached to the shaft; a pair of resiliently bendable opposed beams carried by the collar and extending therefrom parallel to opposite sides of the shaft; a cylindrical support member disposed over the shaft and carried by the pair of beams, the support member having an axial bore with the shaft passing therethrough which is a clearance fit to the shaft; a ball bearing fit onto …