Universal horizontal impact tester
CA 2399499 A1 · Owner: Seaman, Darryl · Inventors: Seaman, Darryl
Overview
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This invention provides a mufti-purpose apparatus for delivering a welldefined quantity of, mechanical energy to a specimen. In the collision embodiment the apparatus is , a two-car, compression specimen tester. Cars are propelled by gravity on the same set of oppositely, inclined rails that merge into horizontal segments where collision occurs. This allows the, kinetic energy of the cars to be dissipated into a compression specimen carried by one of the, cars. Car release height affects the initial velocity of a car at impact. Car release height and, car mass affect impact energy. In the sweep embodiment the cars ride on , separate tracks. One car grips a fracture specimen while the …
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- Filed September 13, 2002. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended September 13, 2022.
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