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US 10,705,013 B2Granted
Adhesive testing systems and methods
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorCarl Anthony Weeks
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Abstract
A system for testing adhesive is disclosed, comprising a pull testing machine and a rigid spine. The rigid spine has a face extending along a longitudinal axis between a first and second projection, and one of the projections is moveable relative to the other. The face is configured to support a substrate, with a flexible media adhered to the substrate. The rigid spine also has a coupler configured to connect the spine to the pull testing machine.
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A grip device for supporting a test article in a peel testing procedure, comprising:
- a rigid spine having a face extending along a longitudinal axis between a first projection and a second projection, one of the projections being moveable toward the other projection, the face being configured to support a substrate adhered to flexible media, the spine having a coupler configured to connect the spine to a pull testing machine,
- wherein the first projection forms an angle with the face of more than zero degrees and less than 90 degrees.
A system for testing adhesive, comprising:
- a pull testing machine including a first attachment device, a second attachment device, and a drive assembly configured to move one of the attachment devices relative to the other attachment device along a pulling axis, and
- a rigid spine having a face extending between a first projection and a second projection, the face being elongate along a longitudinal axis, one of the projections being moveable toward the other projection along the longitudinal axis, the face being configured to support a substrate adhered to flexible media, and the spine having a coupler for connecting the spine to the pull testing machine.
A method of performing a peel test, comprising:
- clamping a pull test substrate on a rigid spine by moving a first projection of the rigid spine toward a second projection of the rigid spine,
- connecting the spine to a pull test machine, and
- pulling a flexible sheet adhered to the substrate in a pulling direction,
- wherein the rigid spine has a planar face extending between the first projection and the second projection, the face being elongate along a longitudinal axis, and the first projection being moveable toward the second projection along the longitudinal axis to clamp the pull test substrate.
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