US 11,441,972 B2 · Receptacle device for receiving a drive axle of a motor vehicle for a test bench

Abstract

The invention relates to a receptacle device (6) for receiving a drive axle (4) of a motor vehicle for a test bench (2). In order to achieve a load distribution that is more realistic in comparison to the prior art, according to the invention the receptacle device (6) has at least one external unit (18) for connection to the test bench (2) and at least one inner unit (20), enclosed at least in part by the outer unit (18), wherein the inner unit (20) is translationally fixed relative to the outer unit (18) and is designed to be flexibly rotatable about at least one axis, and wherein the inner unit (20) has a recess (40) suitable for receiving the drive axle (4).

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Dependent claims

A test bench for testing a drive axle for a motor vehicle, wherein the drive axle has two opposing ends and comprises an axle housing, an axle gear and at least one axle shaft, said test bench comprising at each of the opposing ends:

a drive device;
a loading device;
and
a receptacle device including an outer unit fixedly connected to the test bench and an inner unit enclosed at least in part by the outer unit and fixedly connected to the axle housing, said inner unit being translationally fixed relative to the outer unit and flexibly rotatable about more than one axis relative to the outer unit, said inner unit having a recess configured to receive the axle housing.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Receptacle device for receiving a drive axle of a motor vehicle for a test bench

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Receptacle device for receiving a drive axle of a motor vehicle for a test bench

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Abstract

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