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US 9,540,120 B2Granted
Drop test device and method for carrying out a drop test
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorRoelant Van Der Bos
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Abstract
A drop test device includes a suspension frame, a delay roller which is placed and mounted on the suspension frame, and at least one suspension cable, a first end of which is connected in a stationary manner to an attachment point on the outer surface of the delay roller and a second end of which includes a mounting which can be releasably or fixedly connected to a drop object.
Claims11
A drop test device, comprising:
- a suspension frame;
- a delay roller placed and mounted on the suspension frame;
- and
- two or more suspension cables of which a first end in each case is connected in a stationary manner to a corresponding attachment point on the outer surface of the delay roller and a second end in each case comprises a mounting configured to be fixedly or releasably connected to a drop object.
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A method for carrying out a drop test, comprising:
- attaching a first end of two or more suspension cables in each case in a stationary manner to the outer surface of a delay roller placed on a suspension frame and blocked in rotation;
- rolling up the two or more suspension cables at least in part on the delay roller;
- attaching a second end of the two or more suspension cables, the second ends each comprises a mounting, to a drop object;
- and
- releasing the blocking of the delay roller, in such a way that the two or more suspension cables unroll under the weight of the drop object on the delay roller.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.