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US 10,648,890 B2Granted
Vehicle restraining device
AssigneeMeidensha Corporation
InventorsToshimichi Takahashi, Masao Furusawa
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Abstract
A vehicle restraint apparatus is for restraining a vehicle 1 on one or more rollers 7 of a vehicle test system. The vehicle restraint apparatus 11 includes a vehicle restraining jig 12 to connect the vehicle 1 with a pole 10 on a floor 9, and a deflection absorbing mechanism 90 to absorb deflection of the vehicle restraining jig 12 produced at the time of vehicle test with the vehicle test system.
Claims35
A vehicle test and restraint system comprising:
- one or more rollers for supporting a vehicle;
- a pole on a floor;
- a vehicle restraining jig to connect the vehicle with the pole on the floor;
- and
- a deflection absorbing mechanism to absorb deflection of the vehicle restraining jig produced at a time of a vehicle test with a vehicle test system;
- wherein the deflection absorbing mechanism comprises:
- a jig receiving section including a first buffer abutting elastically on the vehicle restraining jig deflected in a direction of gravity;
- and
- a prop section supporting the jig receiving section rotatably about a horizontal axis, which extends along the jig receiving section;
- wherein the jig receiving section is arranged to rotate about the horizontal axis;
- wherein the first buffer is located between the vehicle restraining jig and the prop section;
- and
- wherein the deflection absorbing mechanism is arranged to absorb the deflection of the vehicle restraining jig which is extended, at the time of the vehicle test, horizontally from a first end connected with the vehicle to a second end connected with the pole such that the vehicle restraining jig is held substantially horizontal, and the pole stands upright on the floor.
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A vehicle test and restraint system comprising:
- one or more rollers supporting a vehicle;
- a pole on a floor;
- a vehicle restraining jig configured to connect the vehicle with the pole on the floor;
- and
- a deflection absorbing mechanism configured to absorb deflection of the vehicle restraining jig produced at a time of a vehicle test with a vehicle test system;
- wherein the deflection absorbing mechanism comprises:
- a jig receiving section including a buffer abutting elastically on the vehicle restraining jig deflected in a direction of gravity;
- and
- a prop section supporting the jig receiving section rotatably about a horizontal axis, which extends along the jig receiving section;
- wherein the jig receiving section is arranged to rotate about the horizontal axis;
- wherein the buffer is located between the vehicle restraining jig and the prop section;
- and
- wherein the deflection absorbing mechanism is arranged to absorb the deflection of the vehicle restraining jig which is extended, at the time of the vehicle test, rearwards from a front end connected with the vehicle to a rear end connected with the pole which is located on a rear side of the vehicle such that a rear end of the vehicle is located, in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle, between a front end of the vehicle and the pole.
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A vehicle test apparatus comprising:
- a chassis dynamometer arranged to test a vehicle;
- an external anchor device disposed on a floor of the vehicle test apparatus;
- a vehicle restraining jig extending in a longitudinal direction of the vehicle placed on the chassis dynamometer from a front end coupled to a vehicle body of the vehicle at a front position, to a rear end coupled to the external anchor device at a rear position, thereby to restrain the vehicle body of the vehicle for vehicle testing, the vehicle restraining jig including an intermediate portion which is located at an intermediate position between the front end and the rear end of the vehicle restraining jig;
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- a deflection absorbing mechanism disposed at the intermediate position under the intermediate portion of the vehicle restraining jig and arranged to absorb deflection of the vehicle restraining jig when the intermediate portion of the vehicle restraining jig is deflected in a direction of gravity at a time of a vehicle test, wherein the deflection absorbing mechanism comprises:
- a prop section which is disposed at the intermediate position just below the intermediate portion of the vehicle restraining jig and which stands upright;
- and
- a jig receiving section which is mounted on an upper end of the prop section and which includes a buffer abutting elastically on the intermediate portion of the vehicle restraining jig deflected in the direction of gravity, thereby to absorb the deflection of the vehicle restraining jig in the direction of gravity.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.