Striking device

A striking device comprising:

• a striking section configured to strike a test object;
• a vertically elongated intermediate link that is coupled to the striking section so as to be movable while maintaining a vertical orientation;
• a laterally elongated driving link and a driven link that is driven by the driving link, the driving link and the driven link each having a first end and a second end, the first end of the driving link and the first end of the driven link being rotatably coupled to the intermediate link, and the driving link and the driven link being parallel to each other, wherein a second end side of the driving link rotates about a first rotational shaft and a second end side of the driven link rotates about a second rotational shaft, wherein the first and second rotational shafts extend in a direction that is perpendicular to a vertical line and are arranged at different positions on the same vertical line;
• a first striking speed adjustment section that is provided to at least one of an upper surface side and a lower surface side of the second end side of the driving link and adjusts a speed related to rotation of the driving link;
• and
• a second striking speed adjustment section configured to adjust the speed related to the rotation of the driving link by controlling an amount of movement of the second end of the driving link while moving the second end of the driving link up or down,
• wherein the first striking speed adjustment section is an elastic body that is provided to at least one of the upper surface side and the lower surface side of the second end side of the driving link and is configured to be compressed along with the rotation of the driving link.