Fitting assembly evaluating apparatus
US9556981B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 22, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jan 31, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 3, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53087
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for evaluating characteristics of components of a mechanically attached connection are disclosed. Characteristics that may be evaluated include, but are not limited to, the position of a conduit gripping device on a conduit, an amount of axial compression or stroke of the conduit gripping device, and an amount of clamping force applied to the conduit gripping device as the conduit gripping device is axially compressed or stroked.
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