Patent · US Expired

Hardness testing apparatus provided with a safety stop device

US4262525A · kind A · utility

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3Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateDec 6, 1979
Grant dateApr 21, 1981
Priority date
Expiry dateDec 6, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2203/0204
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention refers to a hardness testing apparatus operating under great applied loads, for example up to 3,000 Kg. provided with a safety stop device preventing the main load application and/or returns the instrument to a rest position, when the workpiece to be tested is not exactly disposed under the reference plane in order not to be touched by the indentor, or when under the instrument an operator's hand is inserted accidentally.

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