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US 4,285,233 AGranted
System for hot testing engines
AssigneeSun Electric Corporation
InventorPhilip E. Swis
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Abstract
A preferred embodiment of the system for hot testing automobile engines includes a hot test station and an indexing mechanism, or conveyor, for advancing engines to the hot test station. The engines are operated during advancement such that normalization is achieved prior to reaching the hot test station.
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A system for testing an engine comprising, in combination:
- test means for testing said engine;
- pallet means for supporting said engine;
- and
- a dial index adapted to receive said pallet means at a loading station and adapted to discharge said pallet means at an unloading station, said dial index advancing said engine from said loading station to said test means and then to said unloading station at a predetermined index rate, said predetermined index rate being defined by a series of indexes by said dial index and a series of predetermined stationary periods between each of said indexes, whereby said engine is normalized upon arrival at said test means.
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A system for testing an engine comprising, in combination:
- test means for testing said engine;
- pallet means for supporting said engine;
- and
- a dial index adapted to receive said pallet means at a loading station and adapted to discharge said pallet means at an unloading station, said dial index advancing said engine from said loading station to said test means and then to said unloading station at a predetermined index rate, whereby said engine is normalized upon arrival at said test means;
- said dial index defining a series of pallet-receiving stations, each of said pallet-receiving stations including a pallet stop plate adapted to matingly engage with said pallet means.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.