Dynamometer free of off-axis loading
US8418541B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 3, 2008 |
| Grant date | Apr 16, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 21, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01L3/22
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A dynamometer includes a roller that is rotabably mounted upon a shaft with the shaft being rotatably mounted upon a support that carries the weight of the roller, the dynamometer also having a shear beam load cell disposed within the roller with a first end secured adjacent to an inner surface of the roller and a second end attached to the shaft to provide the sole structural connection between the roller and the shaft.
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