AUTOMATIC TORQUE CALIBRATION APPARATUS

• Main Authors: KENO KATSUHIKO, YAMAMOTO AKIMASA
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 09.02.2012
• Subjects: MEASURING; MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER,MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE; PHYSICS; TESTING

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an easy-to-use torque calibration apparatus capable of improving operability and safety in torque calibration of a dynamometer and capable of shortening time of torque calibration.SOLUTION: The torque calibration apparatus includes: a connecting shaft 2 coaxially connected to a torque measuring rotor D1; a calibration arm 3 to be rotated integrally with the connecting shaft 2; a plurality of calibration weights 61 for applying loads to both end parts of the calibration arm 3; a moving mechanism 4 for moving the connecting shaft 2 between a connecting position P and a separating position Q; a rotational direction fixing mechanism 5 for fixing the torque measuring rotor D1 and the connecting shaft 2 on the connecting position P in a rotational direction; and a control mechanism 9 for controlling the moving mechanism 4.