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US 2019/0056306 A1Published application
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.
Claims20
A grip device for supporting a test article in a peel testing procedure, comprising:
- a rigid spine (14) having a face (28) extending along a longitudinal axis (30) between a first projection (66) and a second projection (78), one of the projections being moveable relative to the other projection, the face being configured to support a substrate (38) adhered to flexible media (34), the spine having a coupler (40) configured to connect the spine to a pull testing machine (12).
A system for testing adhesive, comprising:
- a pull testing machine (12) including a first attachment device (18), a second attachment device (22), and a drive assembly configured to move one of the attachment devices relative to the other attachment device along a pulling axis (26), and
- a rigid spine (14) having a face (28) extending along a longitudinal axis (30) between a first projection (66) and a second projection (78), one of the projections being moveable relative to the other projection, the face being configured to support a substrate (38) adhered to flexible media (34), the spine having a coupler (40) for connecting the spine to the pull testing machine.
A method (400) of performing a peel test, comprising:
- clamping a pull test substrate on a rigid spine (402),
- connecting the spine to a pull test machine (404), and
- pulling a flexible sheet adhered to the substrate in a pulling direction (406).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.