Mold, system for testing sample, method of testing sample and sample having compressible body
AssigneeAsahi Intecc Co., Ltd.
InventorHirobumi WATANABE
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Abstract
A mold can include two chucks and two or more central mold parts that are configured to be removably coupled to the chucks such that the central mold parts extend between the chucks. When the central mold parts are coupled to the chucks, the central mold parts and the chucks can define a mold cavity including a gauge-forming portion and two shoulder-forming portions. The gauge-forming portion can be defined by the central mold parts and can have a first transverse dimension. The shoulder-forming portions can each be defined by a respective one of the chucks and have a second transverse dimension that is at least 1.5 times the first transverse dimension.
Claims25
A mold comprising:
- two chucks;
- and
- two or more central mold parts that are configured to be removably coupled to the chucks such that the central mold parts extend between the chucks;
- wherein when the central mold parts are coupled to the chucks, the central mold parts and the chucks define a mold cavity comprising:
- a gauge-forming portion that is defined by the central mold parts and has a first transverse dimension;
- and
- two shoulder-forming portions, each defined by a respective one of the chucks and having a second transverse dimension that is at least 1.5 times the first transverse dimension.
A system for testing a sample, the system comprising:
- a mold having:
- two chucks;
- and
- two or more central mold parts that are configured to be removably coupled to the chucks such that the central mold parts extend between the chucks;
- wherein when the central mold parts are coupled to the chucks, the central mold parts and the chucks define a mold cavity comprising:
- a gauge-forming portion that is defined by the central mold parts and has a first transverse dimension;
- and
- two shoulder-forming portions, each defined by a respective one of the chucks and having a second transverse dimension that is at least 1.5 times the first transverse dimension;
- an actuator configured to be removably coupled to a first one of the chucks;
- and
- a mount configured to be removably coupled to a second one of the chucks;
- wherein when the actuator is coupled to the first chuck, the mount is coupled to the second chuck, and the central mold parts are not coupled to the chucks, the actuator is configured to move the first chuck linearly relative to the second chuck along a longitudinal axis that extends through the chucks.
A sample having a compressible body that includes:
- two shoulder portions;
- a gauge portion disposed between the shoulder portions;
- and
- for each of the shoulder portions, a plurality of branches coupled to the shoulder portion, each of the branches extending in a direction that is substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis that extends through the shoulder portions and the gauge portion;
- wherein the gauge portion has a first transverse dimension and each of the shoulder portions has a second transverse dimension that is at least 1.5 times the first transverse dimension.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.