Device for measuring the thickness of a body skin fold under a constant pressure for the determination of the body fat proportion

摘要

The invention relates to a body fat pliers for the purpose of determining the thickness of a subcutaneous fat layer of a person, comprising two about an axis (4, a) pivotable gripper arms (11, 21) for measuring the thickness of folds or bulges of the skin (7) of the person, a restoring spring system (t1, t2, t3, uf, of) for closing of the two chuck arms (11, 21) as well as a in the region of the axis (4, a) arranged housing (3), wherein within said housing (3) a sensor unit (50, 54, 56) for the determination of the opening angle (z) of the gripper arms (11, 21) and the spring system (t1, t2, t3, uf, of), which tension spring, arranged two mutually angled sections (uf; of), are arranged.n="27"