Peeling apparatus and method for separating welded layers
US9766169B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 15, 2015 |
| Grant date | Sep 19, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2203/0296
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus and method for separating welded multi-layered samples has a slotted engine-driven spindle that twists and pulls a layer from the sample, breaking the welds as the layer winds around the spindle. The sample is held between two clamps and a tensioning cylinder pulls a movable first clamp against the second stationery clamp. Sensors may sense the force required to break the welds and the data may be stored and analyzed in a computer.
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