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Apparatus for simultaneous measurement of radial forces in a ring-like clamp

US5181426A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 10, 1991
Grant dateJan 26, 1993
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Expiry dateJul 10, 2011

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01L5/0057
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Three relatively movable fingers fit in a clamp at a preselected test diameter and pivot in response to a load transferred by the clamp. Load cells responds to the movement of the levers and the forces transmitted are displayed. In a preferred embodiment, the pivots are mounted to brackets which are fixed to the jaws of a chuck so as to be simultaneously movable to pre-selected spaced positions corresponding to the test diameter of the clamp.

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