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US 12,270,734 B2Granted
Fastener testing system and apparatus
AssigneeHenkel AG & Co. KGaA
InventorsDaniel Shaw, Thomas Buckley, Philippe Huber, Ornella Tempo, Robert Dunkel, Jess P. Carlson, Donald C. Fuchs, Nicholas E. Stanca, Paul D. Stephens, James E. Szpak
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Abstract
A fastener testing system includes a vibration testing apparatus including a test station and a preparation station. The preparation station is configured to have a plurality of test pieces sequentially assembled therein. The test station is configured to sequentially receive and vibrate each assembled test pieces of the plurality of test pieces.
Claims19
A vibration testing apparatus comprising:
- a test station including a first member and a second member defining an opening configured to receive a test piece therein, the second member configured to slide in reciprocating transverse motion relative to the first member;
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- a motorized drive assembly, the motorized drive assembly configured to drive the second member in the reciprocating transverse motion relative to the first member;
- wherein the test piece includes a fastener, a first joint member and a second joint member, the fastener coupling the first joint member together with the second joint member;
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- wherein the first member and the second member are configured such that the second member vibrates the second joint member of the test piece relative to the first joint member of the test piece when the second member slides in reciprocating motion relative to the first member.
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A vibration testing apparatus comprising:
- a preparation station configured to have a plurality of test pieces sequentially assembled therein with proper alignment, each of the test pieces having a fastener, a first joint member and a second joint member, and each fastener coupling together each respective first joint member with the respective second joint member;
- a test station configured to sequentially receive and vibrate the second joint member of each test piece of the plurality of test pieces relative to the respective first joint member of each assembled test piece of the plurality of test pieces;
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- a motorized drive assembly configured to vibrate at least a portion of the test station.
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A fastener testing system comprising:
- a plurality of test pieces each having a fastener a first joint member and a second joint member;
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- a vibration testing apparatus including a test station configured to receive and vibrate the second joint member relative to the first joint member of a test piece of the plurality of test pieces and a preparation station for assembling each test piece of the plurality of test pieces, the preparation station being adjacent to the test station.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.