Hardness testing device
US7284414B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 16, 2004 |
| Grant date | Oct 23, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N3/52
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A hardness testing device includes an elongated guiding tube, a test member, an impact actuator, and a transducer. The elongated guiding member has a bottom impact opening for contacting with the work piece surface and a coil seat integrally provided on an outer circumferential surface of the guiding tube at a position close to the impact opening. The impact actuator is provided on an upper portion of the guiding tube for applying an impact force against the test member which is then driven to travel within the guiding tube at an impinging velocity and a rebound velocity. The transducer includes an electric coil coaxially wound on the coil seat, and is adapted to electromagnetically communicate with the test member for detecting the impinging velocity and the rebound velocity when the test member slidably passes through the coil seat so as to determine a hardness of the work piece surface.
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