# US 12,214,906 B2 · Support apparatus for modal test and using method thereof > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,214,906 B2 - Document ID: US12214906B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/928,613 - Filed: 2022-06-28 - Published: 2024-07-04 - Granted: 2025-02-04 - Earliest claimed: 2021-08-10 - Assignees: China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics - Applicants: China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics - Inventors: Chuanming Kang; Baihua An; Hanxing Liang; Xiewei Lin; Yiting Guo - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12214906B2 ## CPC - B64F 5/60: Testing or inspecting aircraft components or systems - G01M 7/027: {Specimen mounting arrangements, e.g. table head adapters} - G01M 7/04: Monodirectional test stands - B64F: GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT; DESIGNING, MANUFACTURING, ASSEMBLING, CLEANING, MAINTAINING OR REPAIRING AIRCRAFT, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; HANDLING, TRANSPORTING, TESTING OR INSPECTING AIRCRAFT COMPONENTS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR - G01M: TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A support apparatus for a modal test and a using method thereof. The support apparatus includes: a suspension structure (1) configured to suspend a test unit (2); and a support structure disposed under the suspension structure (1) and configured to support the test unit (2). The suspension structure (1) and the support structure are matched to cause a stiffness of the support apparatus for a modal test to be zero. The support structure includes an anti-stiffness rhombus-shaped frame (4), a scalable sleeve, a horizontal elastic component (49), and a base (6). The scalable sleeve is connected to the anti-stiffness rhombus-shaped frame (4) and the base (6) respectively, and the horizontal elastic component (49) connects two diagonal points of the anti-stiffness rhombus-shaped frame (4). ## Claims ### Claim 1 A support apparatus for a modal test, comprising a suspension structure, configured to suspend a test unit; and a support structure, disposed under the suspension structure and configured to support the test unit, the suspension structure and the support structure being matched to cause a stiffness of the support apparatus for a modal test to be zero; the support structure comprising an anti-stiffness rhombus-shaped frame, a scalable sleeve, a horizontal elastic component, and a base, the base being disposed under the anti-stiffness rhombus-shaped frame, the scalable sleeve being connected to the anti-stiffness rhombus-shaped frame and the base respectively, and the horizontal elastic component connecting two diagonal points of the anti-stiffness rhombus-shaped frame; wherein the suspension structure comprises a suspension crossbeam, a first elastic component, and a second elastic component, the first elastic component and the second elastic component are horizontally connected to the suspension crossbeam and configured to suspend the test unit, and the first elastic component and the second elastic component have the same elastic stiffness coefficient, and the elastic stiffness coefficients of the first elastic component and the second elastic component are a half of an elastic stiffness coefficient of the horizontal elastic component; the anti-stiffness rhombus-shaped frame comprises a first rhombus-shaped frame support rod, a second rhombus-shaped frame support rod, a third rhombus-shaped frame support rod and a fourth rhombus-shaped frame support rod that are connected successively and a first hinge, a second hinge, a third hinge, and a fourth hinge, the first rhombus-shaped frame support rod and the second rhombus-shaped frame support rod are articulated via the first hinge, the second rhombus-shaped frame support rod and the third rhombus-shaped frame support rod are articulated via the second hinge, the third rhombus-shaped frame support rod and the fourth rhombus-shaped frame support rod are articulated via the third hinge, and the fourth rhombus-shaped frame support rod and the first rhombus-shaped frame support rod are articulated via the fourth hinge. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The support apparatus for a modal test according to claim 1, wherein the second hinge is located at a bottom of the anti-stiffness rhombus-shaped frame, and the fourth hinge is located at a top of the anti-stiffness rhombus-shaped frame. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The support apparatus for a modal test according to claim 2, wherein the horizontal elastic component is disposed between the first hinge and the third hinge. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The support apparatus for a modal test according to claim 2, wherein the scalable sleeve comprises a sleeve body and a slide bar disposed in the sleeve body, one end of the slide bar is connected to a bottom of the fourth hinge, and the other end of the slide bar is disposed inside the sleeve body, and the second hinge is fixedly connected to a side wall of a lower part of the sleeve body, so that the slide bar slides in the sleeve body to deform the anti-stiffness rhombus-shaped frame. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The support apparatus for a modal test according to claim 4, wherein the other end of the slide bar is connected inside the sleeve body via a linear bearing. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The support apparatus for a modal test according to claim 4, wherein the base comprises a support pillar and a horizontal support plate, the support pillar is disposed under the horizontal support plate, the horizontal support plate is connected to the support pillar and the sleeve body respectively, and the sleeve body passes through the horizontal support plate. ### Claim 7 (depends on 4) The support apparatus for a modal test according to claim 4, wherein the first rhombus-shaped frame support rod, the second rhombus-shaped frame support rod, the third rhombus-shaped frame support rod, the fourth rhombus-shaped frame support rod, and the slide bar are all made of alloy materials. ### Claim 8 (depends on 2) The support apparatus for a modal test according to claim 2, wherein a rubber head is disposed at a top of the fourth hinge, and the rubber head is connected to the test unit. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) A method for using the support apparatus for a modal test according to claim 1, comprising: disposing a test unit on the support structure and suspending the test unit by means of the suspension structure; adjusting, after the suspended test unit is balanced and stationary, the first rhombus-shaped frame support rod, the second rhombus-shaped frame support rod, the third rhombus-shaped frame support rod, and the fourth rhombus-shaped frame support rod, to cause the first rhombus-shaped frame support rod and the second rhombus-shaped frame support rod to overlap, to cause the third rhombus-shaped frame support rod and the fourth rhombus-shaped frame support rod to overlap, and to cause the first rhombus-shaped frame support rod and third rhombus-shaped frame support rod to be at the same horizontal level.