Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
073116010 | TEST STAND | 62 |
20080202227 | Test Bed And Method For Aerodynamic Measurements On An Object - A test bed and method for performing aerodynamic measurements on an object, in particular, a vehicle, are provided, in which a weighing plate serves to support the weight of the object. The weighing plate is mounted on a bearing device relative to a stationary environment. The bearing device is formed with at least one magnetic bearing. | 08-28-2008 |
20090272182 | LOAD CELL - A load cell detects wheel forces and/or moments at tire test stands in the laboratory and on mobile test vehicles based on the piezoelectric measurement principle. The load cell comprises a base plate and a cover plate facing the base plate as well as a plate-shaped quartz sensor, arranged between the plates in a laminar manner. The base plate and cover plate are designed in an elongated shape and include two or more of the plate-shaped quartz sensors there between. The plate-shaped quartz sensors are arranged in an array with respect to the longitudinal orientation of the plates and are preloaded by the plates. | 11-05-2009 |
20100058849 | Method for the automatic identification of a type of vehicle on a test stand - Disclosed is a method for automatically identifying a type of vehicle or a type of tire on a test stand. Said method comprises the following steps: a) predetermined parameters characterizing the type of vehicle or type of tire are supplied; b) a test stand encompassing a plurality of sensors is provided; c) at least some areas of a vehicle or tire are sensed on the test stand; d) at least one vehicle or tire property is determined from values sensed by means of at least some of the sensors. Said method is characterized in that: e) the properties determined in step d) are compared with the predetermined parameters; f) the type of vehicle or type of tire is assigned based on the result obtained in step e), or parameters of a new type of vehicle or type of tire are defined if a type of vehicle or type of tire cannot be assigned because properties fail to match the parameters. | 03-11-2010 |
20100170330 | System And Method For Testing A Vehicle - A test system ( | 07-08-2010 |
20100326178 | Aerodynamic Test Stand - An aerodynamic test stand ( | 12-30-2010 |
20110252876 | COMPREHENSIVE TEST BED FOR VEHICLE BODY - The present invention relates to a comprehensive test bed for vehicle body, which comprises an vehicle body static strength testing apparatus, an vehicle body air tightness testing apparatus, an vehicle coupler strength testing apparatus and an vehicle body mode testing apparatus, wherein the tested vehicle body is provided with a strain foil and a displacement sensor; and the strain foil and the displacement sensor are connected with a data acquisition system. The comprehensive test bed for the vehicle body can perform an vehicle body static strength test on various rail passenger vehicles, an vehicle body steel structure vibration mode test, an vehicle body partial assembly vibration mode test and an vehicle body air tightness test, and can realize strength tests on partial key components of the vehicle body (a transition vehicle coupler, a return vehicle coupler, an vehicle body chassis cross beam, a hoisting structure, an end structure, and the like). The application range of the test bed includes high speed railway train units, urban rail vehicles, railway ordinary vehicles, maglev trains and straddle type single-rail vehicles. The comprehensive test bed for the vehicle body has a wide application range and can automatically carry out various tests on the same test bed, so that the test bed realizes simple and convenient testing process and convenient operation, and saves labor force and labor time. | 10-20-2011 |
20120118054 | EQUIPMENT FOR TEST STANDS OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM OF VEHICLES - The equipment ( | 05-17-2012 |
20120131994 | RETAINER STRUCTURE FOR VEHICLE TESTING PLATFORM, USE OF THE RETAINER, AND SPECIALIZED VEHICLE TESTING PLATFORM TO TEST AN ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM OF A VEHICLE - The invention pertains to a vehicle testing platform for testing the electronic stability program (ESP) of a vehicle and a method of its use. The invention also relates to a retainer structure for holding a vehicle upon any vehicle testing platform. | 05-31-2012 |
20120144908 | Test stand for motor vehicles - A test stand for motor vehicles, in particular a roller type or belt conveyor brake test stand, comprising a measuring device ( | 06-14-2012 |
20120260725 | Test Stand Having a Vibration Damper - A rotation test stand for a test specimen includes a load device for generating a load for the test specimen, a test specimen accommodation for accommodating the test specimen and for transmitting the load to the test specimen as well as a measuring device for measuring a measured variable acting on the test specimen. Provision is furthermore made at a suitable location for a vibration damping device for damping vibrations, which arise in the test stand. The vibration amplitudes are to be reduced, in particular, by a torsional vibration damper or a linear vibration damper. The vibration damper can be disposed in the drive train or at the measuring device. | 10-18-2012 |
20120324991 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETERMINING THE INTERTIAL PARAMETERS OF A BODY - The invention relates to a device for determining the inertial parameters of a body, particularly a motor vehicle. Said device comprises a receiving platform (P) on which the body (F | 12-27-2012 |
20130055804 | TEST STAND FOR THE DYNAMIC TESTING OF AN INDIVIDUAL RUNNING GEAR COMPONENT OR OF A COMPLETE AXLE SYSTEM OF A MOTOR VEHICLE, AND ALSO A METHOD FOR TESTING UPON SAID TEST STAND - A test stand for dynamic testing of an individual running gear component or of a complete axle system of a motor vehicle includes a test stand frame having. The test stand frame has a mounting area configured for mounting the complete axle system in the mounting area in a first installation direction. A fastening device is configured for fixed mounting of the individual running gear component on the fastening device in a second installation direction, the second installation direction being different from the first installation direction. An actuator is configured for dynamic excitation of both of the complete axle system and the individual running gear component. The actuator is configured to connect to the individual running gear component or the complete axle system in a region of a point of intersection of the first installation direction and the second installation direction. | 03-07-2013 |
20130160537 | TEST BENCH FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - A test bench for motor vehicles and/or axles of motor vehicles for simulating gyroscopic torques of a rotating wheel includes a wheel replacement system connected to an axle of the motor vehicle. The wheel replacement system includes a wheel replacement mass and a driver for driving the wheel replacement mass. The test bench also includes an arrangement for applying testing forces, testing torques and testing movements in a longitudinal, lateral and/or vertical direction to the motor vehicle and/or axles of the motor vehicle. The driver is configured to set the wheel replacement mass in rotation. The arrangement for applying testing forces, testing torques and testing movements is configured to generate a gyroscopic torque of the wheel replacement mass which is set in rotation, by applying testing forces, testing torques and testing movements in the longitudinal, lateral and/or vertical direction to the motor vehicle and/or the axles of the motor vehicle. | 06-27-2013 |
20130199284 | ROAD SIMULATION TEST STAND - The invention relates to a test stand ( | 08-08-2013 |
20130291631 | VARIABLE INJECTOR MOUNTING - An injector test stand for fuel injectors includes: a holder for fixing a fuel injector an injection chamber which is positionable relative to the fuel injector, and a variable injector mounting which includes a rotatable insert having at least one adjustable clamping jaw is accommodated in the holder. | 11-07-2013 |
20130312507 | DEVICE FOR DYNAMICALLY EXCITING A COMPONENT AND TEST STAND WITH SAME - A device for dynamically exciting a component, in particular a chassis component of a motor vehicle has an actuator ( | 11-28-2013 |
20130312508 | APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING FORCES AND MOMENTS ACTING ON MOTOR VEHICLES IN A WIND TUNNEL - The invention relates to a belt unit in a wind tunnel balance for motor vehicles, in particular for determining forces and moments acting on a motor vehicle in a wind tunnel, wherein an area exposed to wind is minimized by means of a trapezoidal support, which is raised with respect to a normal zero position, and appropriately adapted test stand covers. The wind-exposed area of the endless belt of the belt test stand can be reduced here to a value which is only slightly above the necessary wheel contact area (tire shuffle). As a result, error forces can be reduced further, so that the result is highly increased measurement accuracy. | 11-28-2013 |
20140238121 | EQUIPMENT FOR TEST STANDS OF THE BRAKING SYSTEM OF VEHICLES, IN PARTICULAR FOR FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE VEHICLES - The equipment for test stands of the braking system of vehicles, in particular for four-wheel drive vehicles, includes a bearing frame having a resting and rotation apparatus for a wheel of a vehicle, suitable for resting the wheel and for allowing the free rotation of the wheel during a test of the braking system of the vehicle, and a containment element associated with the frame and suitable for engaging onto a portion of the wheel to retain the wheel onto the resting and rotation apparatus during the test of the braking system of the vehicle. | 08-28-2014 |
20150330870 | Restraint Device - Disclosed is a method of testing a vehicle having a fifth wheel and an apparatus for restraining the vehicle. The method of testing the vehicle may include moving the vehicle on a dynamometer and inserting a coupling structure into the fifth wheel to secure the vehicle during a test. In accordance with example embodiments, the apparatus may include a boom having a pin connection and a connecting structure arranged at an end of the boom, the connecting structure being configured to couple to the fifth wheel of the vehicle. | 11-19-2015 |
20160011081 | BICYCLE RIM EXAMINATION DEVICE | 01-14-2016 |
20160061692 | ROLLER TESTING STATION FOR MOTOR VEHICLES - The technical design relates to a roller testing station ( | 03-03-2016 |
073116020 | For engine | 41 |
20100005874 | Engine Test Bed Supervision System Independent of the Engine Test Bed Type - System intended for real-time supervision of engine test beds independent of the engine test bed likely to accommodate it. This supervision system mainly comprises a file describing equipments and drivers associated with various engine test beds, and a set of software drivers for controlling engine test bed equipments. These drivers are independent of the software operating environment and of the computer platform of the system. This system also comprises a real-time supervision software developed to read the information from the description file and to load the required drivers so that test configurations can be carried out in real time. These configurations come from a test configuration editor specific to the system and they are independent of the engine test bed. Application to the study of thermal engines or electric motors on test beds. | 01-14-2010 |
20100005875 | Method for monitoring performance test stands having at least one load assembly - A method for monitoring performance test stands having at least one load assembly, which is coupled to a test subject, such as an internal combustion engine, vehicle drive, or drivetrain, comprises ascertaining multiple, possibly derived parameters which characterize the current state of the test stand and evaluating them automatically in regard to the stability of the operating state of the test stand. | 01-14-2010 |
20100107749 | Environmental Enclosure For Vehicle Property Testing - An environmental test enclosure for modifying the temperature of a vehicle test property is presented. The enclosure includes a movable pallet assembly that is operable to deliver the test property to and from the property test site. The movable pallet assembly includes a base plate that is configured to attach to and support the test property thereon. A plurality of sidewalls project upward from the base plate to surround the test property. A flexible cover is mounted to the overhead structure of the test site, and configured to transition between an open position, in which the cover is in a raised and generally folded state, to a closed position, in which the cover is in a lowered state and attachable to the pallet assembly. The flexible cover cooperates with the movable pallet assembly when attached thereto to define an enclosed and substantially thermally insulated space around the test property. | 05-06-2010 |
20110011168 | Test stand for an internal combustion engine - A test stand for an internal combustion engine ( | 01-20-2011 |
20110011169 | Test stand for an internal combustion engine - A test stand for an internal combustion engine ( | 01-20-2011 |
20120118055 | GE EVOLUTION SERIES POWER ASSEMBLY TEST STAND SYSTEM AND METHOD - A system and method for testing and maintaining a power assembly of a locomotive diesel engine. In one embodiment of the invention, the testing apparatus comprises: a first test position for securing a strongback of a power assembly; a second test position for securing a cylinder head of the power assembly; and a third test position for securing a cylinder liner. In another embodiment of the invention, the testing method comprises: securing a power assembly to a first test position; removing a cylinder head from the power assembly; securing the cylinder head to a second test position; removing a cylinder liner from the strongback assembly; placing the cylinder liner into the third test position; cleaning the cylinder liner; testing the cylinder head for possible leakage; and re-assembling the power assembly cylinder head passes the leakage tests. | 05-17-2012 |
20130283901 | ENGINE TEST BENCH - An engine test stand with a single-cylinder internal combustion test engine, having a crankcase accommodating a crankshaft, on which a cylinder housing is exchangeably placed with a cylinder which receives a reciprocating piston. The engine test stand includes and comprising at least one mass-balancing device which is driven by the crankshaft. In order to simplify the reconfiguration of the engine test stand for different engine variants, it is provided that the mass-balancing device is integrated in a base frame fixed to the test stand, with the crankcase being rigidly connected to the base frame. | 10-31-2013 |
20140260578 | Power Assembly Test Stand System and Method - A system and method for testing and maintaining a power assembly of a locomotive diesel engine. In one embodiment of the invention, the testing apparatus comprises: a first test position for securing a strongback of a power assembly; a second test position for securing a cylinder head of the power assembly; and a third test position for securing a cylinder liner. In another embodiment of the invention, the testing method comprises: securing a power assembly to a first test position; removing a cylinder head from the power assembly; securing the cylinder head to a second test position; removing a cylinder liner from the strongback assembly; placing the cylinder liner into the third test position; cleaning the cylinder liner; testing the cylinder head for possible leakage; and re-assembling the power assembly cylinder head passes the leakage tests. | 09-18-2014 |
073116030 | Turbine engine | 7 |
20080314134 | AIRCRAFT ENGINE PRE-DRESSING UNIT FOR TESTING FACILITY - A turbofan text cell pre-dressing unit that enables the installation of the engine in a text cell in minimal time is provided. | 12-25-2008 |
20090173148 | Test Bench Comprising Angle Adjustment Means And Methods For Testing Wind Turbine Equipment - The invention relates to a test bench for testing wind turbine equipment. The test bench comprises one or more load applying means directly or indirectly applying load to the equipment during said test and wherein the test bench comprises angle adjustment means for adjusting a test angle (A) of the equipment in relation to a horizontal plane. The invention further relates to methods for testing wind turbine equipment. | 07-09-2009 |
20090320578 | TEST APPARATUS FOR A JET ENGINE - A test apparatus can include a jet engine and a first frame configured to support the jet engine. In one example, the test apparatus can include means for flexibly coupling the jet engine to the first frame to allow movement between the jet engine and the first frame during a test procedure. In another example, a test apparatus is provided that is configured to support a jet engine. The test apparatus can include a frame, a flex member, a first attachment element and a second attachment element. In yet another example, a test apparatus can be provided with a frame, a flex member and a limiting element. | 12-31-2009 |
20100199755 | AIRCRAFT ENGINE PRE-DRESSING UNIT FOR TESTING FACILITY - A turbofan test cell pre-dressing unit that enables the installation of the engine in a test cell in minimal time is provided. | 08-12-2010 |
20110219862 | Test Device for the Fan of an Aircraft Engine - The fundamental idea of the invention consists of the construction of the test device from a stationary inner basic structure ( | 09-15-2011 |
20130068005 | TEST BENCH FOR A REACTION ENGINE - A test bench for a reaction engine including a nozzle having a divergent. The bench includes a mechanism for holding the divergent in position, capable of holding the divergent so that its axis is vertical, and capable of interacting with a downstream portion of the divergent located in the downstream half thereof to limit distortion and/or displacement of this downstream portion. The test bench enables the divergent to remain undamaged even if lateral forces are applied to it during testing. | 03-21-2013 |
20160139001 | TEST BENCH FOR AN AXIAL TURBINE ENGINE WITH A VERTICAL WIND POWER ENGINE - The invention relates to a test bench for an axial turbine engine, especially for a turbojet, including: a chamber intended to accommodate the turbine engine; a vertical inlet channel connected to the chamber upstream of the turbine engine; and a vertical outlet channel connected to the chamber downstream of the turbine engine; at least one wind power engine capable of converting the kinetic energy of a portion of the gas stream generated by the turbine engine into mechanical energy; the wind power engine or at least one of the wind power engines is situated in the vertical inlet channel and/or the vertical outlet channel. The invention also relates to a process for recovering energy of such a test bench. | 05-19-2016 |
073116050 | With dynamometer | 26 |
20080295587 | Techniques for measuring engine horsepower - An engine test system includes a base constructed and arranged to reside at a fixed location. The system further includes an engine support member constructed and arranged to concurrently support an engine and move relative to the base. The system further includes a linear transducer having (i) a first portion supported by the base, (ii) a second portion supported by the engine support member, and (iii) a circuit adjacent the first and second portions. The circuit is constructed and arranged to provide a linear transducer signal identifying an amount of linear compression and/or tension between the engine support member and the base along a predefined direction. When the linear transducer resides at a break in station, such an embodiment provides a simple, low cost mechanism which is capable of providing a horsepower measurement for every engine passing through the break in station. | 12-04-2008 |
20090095063 | HYBRID VEHICLE TESTING SYSTEM AND METHOD - In a hybrid vehicle, first, an engine is locked by an engine shaft locking mechanism. A first motor is operated by torque control and a second motor is operated by number-of-revolutions control. Torque for controlling the second motor in this state is obtained. Based on the obtained control torque, whether the first motor is normal is checked. Successively, the second motor is operated by the torque control and the first motor is operated by the number-of-revolutions control to check whether the second motor is normal in a similar manner. | 04-16-2009 |
20100107750 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR TESTING OF A COMBUSTION ENGINE OR AN ASSOCIATED STRUCTURE AND A RIG - A method and a device for performing tests on an internal combustion engine or a structure which is associated with the engine by measuring output parameter values on at least one output shaft (3 | 05-06-2010 |
20100251811 | ENGINE BENCH SYSTEM CONTROL SYSTEM - It is a challenge to make it possible to produce a resonance suppression effect, and perform a stable control even in a case where a spring rigidity of a shaft significantly varies. The challenge is achieved as follows. In an engine bench system in which an engine | 10-07-2010 |
20110000291 | Test stand arrangement - A test stand arrangement comprises an electric machine ( | 01-06-2011 |
20110252877 | POLYMER BASE FOR HYBRID POWERTRAIN & NVH TEST INSTALLATIONS - A powertrain test installation is disclosed that includes a polymer base, which is supported on a concrete slab, for example. A dynamometer is mounted on the polymer base. A frame is mounted to the polymer base and is configured to support a powertrain component to be coupled to the dynamometer. The powertrain test system is installed, for example, by providing a floor, which is a concrete slab, for example. The floor is cut to provide a gap between a support floor and an adjacent floor that is arranged about the support floor. A polymer base is arranged on the support floor interiorly of the gap so that the polymer base is isolated from the adjacent floor. A dynamometer is secured to the polymer base. A frame is secured to the polymer base and is configured to support a powertrain test component, such as an electric motor. | 10-20-2011 |
20120103079 | Test Bench Having Temperature-Controlled Cooling Blower - A test bench encompasses a load device and a blower device for cooling the load device. With the help of one or more temperature sensors, it is possible to identify the temperature in or on the load device and to adjust the speed of a blower motor of the blower device accordingly. For instance, provision is made for changing the blower speed in a predetermined range linearly with the temperature change in the load device. In the event that one of the temperature sensors determines that a predetermined limit value is exceeded, the blower is set to maximum speed. In response to the exceeding of a further, higher temperature limit value, the load device is turned off. | 05-03-2012 |
20120285228 | TEST RIG FOR DYNAMIC TEST ASSIGNMENTS ON INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES, AND METHOD FOR OPERATING A TEST RIG OF THIS KIND - A test rig for dynamic test assignments on internal combustion engines is equipped with a preferably electrical drive and/or loading device which is coupled to a control device for adapting and controlling setpoint values for a speed and a torque characteristic. For a test rig of this kind, in order to enable the setpoint values determined by a speed and a torque characteristic to be optimally adapted and controlled for the respective test assignment and so that they can be reproduced on the test rig in the best possible manner, the control device can be adapted in terms of adjusting the weighting of speed control to torque control. | 11-15-2012 |
20140366616 | METHOD AND TEST BENCH FOR TESTING A STARTER MOTOR - To enable testing of a starter motor on a test beach with an electrical dynamometer as a replacement for the real combustion engine, a simulation unit ( | 12-18-2014 |
20150316443 | Device for Testing Loading Performance of Wheelchair Motor - A device for testing loading performance of a wheelchair motor, comprising a pedestal. A torque-speed transducer is fixed on the pedestal, one end being connected to a wheelchair motor to be tested while the other end thereof being connected to an adjustable magnetic powder brake. A pneumatic quick-clamping device is provided on the pedestal connected to the output shaft of the wheelchair motor to be tested, the pneumatic quick-clamping device being used for connecting and fixing the wheelchair motor to be tested, and comprising a support platform, a motor connecting plate and a plurality of cylinders. The support platform is supported and mounted above the pedestal through cylindrical bodies. The motor connecting plate is fixed with the wheelchair motor to be tested. The downward movement of the piston rods can compress the compression heads onto the motor connecting plate to compress and fix the motor connecting plate, thus to fix the wheelchair motor to be tested. | 11-05-2015 |
20160084735 | Engine Bench System - Provided is an engine bench system capable of performing a racing test with good precision. A test body is separated into an engine main body and intermediate coupling body for connecting a crankshaft and an output shaft of the dynamometer. The engine bench system is provided with: a shaft torque sensor for detecting torsional torque; a shaft torque command generation apparatus for calculating a dynamo-side shaft torque command value by summing an engine-side shaft torque command value, and a torque value proportional to the moment of inertia of the intermediate coupling body; and a shaft torque controller for generating a torque control signal on the basis of the dynamo-side shaft torque command value and the output value of the shaft torque sensor. | 03-24-2016 |
20160195452 | A DYNAMOMETER ROTARY TABLE | 07-07-2016 |
20160252428 | DYNAMOMETER SYSTEM | 09-01-2016 |
073116060 | With vehicle support | 13 |
20080209993 | Modular Large Radial Air Gap Adjustable Eddy Current Brake For Chassis Dynamometers - A chassis dynamometer may include a dynamometer drum member, a housing member to house a stator, a shoe member to form a gap with the dynamometer drum member, an extension shaft member to radially vary the gap dimension. The extension shaft member may extend radially from the housing member, and the extension shaft member may include external threads. The extension shaft member may include a smooth portion, and the extension shaft member may cooperate with a collar member. The extension shaft member may include a hole member, and the extension shaft member may include a fastening member. The collar member may include a shoulder member, and the extension shaft member may include a flange member. | 09-04-2008 |
20100018300 | Method of Aligning Properties for Dynamometer Testing - A method of aligning a property for testing in a dynamometer cell is provided, including the steps of: mounting a laser travel car to each of four risers in a repositionable manner; mounting a laser to each of the laser travel cars in a repositionable manner; securing a dyno cart into a cart receiving station between the four risers; calibrating each of the lasers; preparing the dyno cart to receive the property; mounting the property to the dyno cart; orienting the various lasers based, at least in part, upon predetermined optimal alignment dimensions to thereby provide a set of target locations; orienting the property such that predetermined locations of the property align with the set of target locations to ensure appropriate property orientation during testing; and removing the dyno cart from the cart receiving station for delivery to the dynamometer cell. | 01-28-2010 |
20100050759 | Dynamometer - A dynamometer comprises a frame, an inertial flywheel, and a starter motor. The inertial flywheel is supported by the frame and the starter motor is movably mounted to the frame so as to be selectively engageable with the inertial flywheel. Means is provided for coupling an engine to be tested to the apparatus. The flywheel is brought up to speed by means of the starter motor and then coupled to the engine, which has been separately brought up to speed, via a clutch. The flywheel is supported by the frame in pressurized oil sleeve bearings. | 03-04-2010 |
20100077846 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TESTING ROAD LOAD DURABILITY OF TRUCK REAR BED - A method for testing road load durability of a truck rear bed includes calculating road pseudo fatigue damage on the rear bed based on road load data indicative of loads imparted on the rear bed while the truck is traveling on a proving road, determining a cyclic input applied to a rear bed assembly mounted on a bench test stand with the rear bed assembly being separated from at least a cab of the truck so that bench test pseudo fatigue damage on the rear bed that is substantially equivalent to the road pseudo fatigue damage is achieved by the cyclic input, and performing a durability bench test of the rear bed by applying the cyclic input to the rear bed assembly mounted on the bench test stand with the rear bed assembly being separated from at least the cab. | 04-01-2010 |
20110041595 | Test stand arrangement - A test stand arrangement is connected to at least one electric motor ( | 02-24-2011 |
20110303000 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DYNAMOMETER TESTING OF A MOTOR VEHICLE - The present invention relates to dynamometer testing of a vehicle comprising at least a first wheel shaft and a second wheel shaft and a first power source for providing power to said first wheel shaft. The method comprises, with only said first wheel shaft being connected to a dynamometer test unit,
| 12-15-2011 |
20120060596 | CHASSIS DYNAMOMETER - A chassis dynamometer for a vehicle has a base seat, a fixed shaft having one end thereof attached to the base seat, a rotary proximal portion rotatably supported to the fixed shaft, a roller connected to the rotary proximal portion, for loading a wheel of a vehicle, and a motor connected to the roller so that power can be transmitted therebetween. The roller has a single flange portion connected to the rotary proximal portion and extending obliquely to the axis, and an outer peripheral portion extending both axial directions from an outer periphery of the flange portion and disposed outward in the radial direction of the motor. | 03-15-2012 |
20120160023 | Vehicle Drivetrain Test Stand And Method Of Controlling Same - A test stand may include a clutch operatively arranged with a dynamometer and a flywheel. The test stand may further include a controller configured to control the clutch to decouple a rotating inertia of the dynamometer from a rotating inertia of the flywheel such that the rotating inertia of the flywheel exhibits a desired rotating inertia. | 06-28-2012 |
20150040655 | CHASSIS DYNAMOMETER AND METHOD OF OPENING AND CLOSING A ROLLER OPENING OF CHASSIS DYNAMOMETER - In a conventional chassis dynamometer, when a roller opening formed in a pit cover is closed by an open/close plate, the open/close plate is projected from an upper surface of the pit cover so that irregularities are generated on the upper surface of the pit cover. A chassis dynamometer | 02-12-2015 |
20150369702 | Dual-Purpose Dynamometer - A dual-purpose dynamometer assembly is disclosed including a dynamometer motor, a chassis dynamometer roll that can be driven by a vehicle wheel, and a powertrain dynamometer shaft that can be driven by a vehicle powertrain. A gearbox is disposed between and rotatably couples the dynamometer motor with the chassis dynamometer roll and the powertrain dynamometer shaft. At least one chamber wall defining a test chamber is disposed between the dynamometer motor on one side and the chassis dynamometer roll and the powertrain dynamometer shaft on the other side such that the dynamometer motor is disposed outside of the test chamber. There is at least one aperture penetrating the chamber wall through which the dynamometer motor is connected to the chassis dynamometer roll and the powertrain dynamometer shaft. Accordingly, the dynamometer motor is isolated from extreme temperatures within the test chamber. | 12-24-2015 |
073116070 | On a belt | 2 |
20080209994 | Chassis dynamometer - A chassis dynamometer includes a flat-belt mechanism configured such that a drive wheel of a vehicle is placed thereon, which includes a rotating member configured to be rotated by rotation of the drive wheel, a bearing portion configured to rotatably support the rotating member, a motor configured to apply a resistance to the rotation of the rotating member, and a bearing supporting member to which a housing of the bearing portion and the motor are fixed, a base configured to support the bearing supporting member from beneath the bearing supporting member, a plurality of three-component force sensors arranged between the bearing supporting member and the base to measure a force transmitted from the drive wheel to the flat-belt mechanism, and a computing unit configured to compute moments with respect to three axes based on measurement results of the plurality of three-component force sensors. | 09-04-2008 |
20090193883 | TEST BENCH - A test bench for simulating oscillations with at least one roller that has a running face on at least part of which a roadway covering is applied. The roller is rotatably mounted and supported by an axle. At least one excitation device is provided, which additionally moves the roller in at least one spatial direction, in particular in the vertical direction of the vehicle. | 08-06-2009 |
073116110 | For a tracked vehicle | 1 |
20150007643 | System and Method for Tracked Vehicle Dynamometer Testing - A system and method for tracked vehicle dynamometer testing. The dynamometer system may be configured as a treadmill electric chassis dynamometer having dual, parallel endless belts positioned as substantially flat surfaces with cleats, i.e., the tracks of a test vehicle and a dynamometer vehicle. The track assemblies of the test vehicle and the dynamometer vehicle are generally vertically, mechanically coupled in close contact with each other via a retention fixture. The testing may be conducted in a climatic chamber to simulate various environmental conditions. | 01-08-2015 |