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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2023
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Christopher Martin Joyce, Braintree, MA (US);
Griffin Thomas Howard, Plymouth, MA (US);
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Abstract
An example hinged device flexible substrate testing system includes: a first plate comprising a first surface configured to hold stationary a first side of a hinged device under test; a second plate comprising a second surface configured to hold a second side of the hinged device under test; a first cam follower coupled to the second plate; a first drive arm configured to move the first cam follower to cause the second plate to rotate about a hinge pivot axis of the hinged device under test; an actuator configured to rotate the drive arm; and a load cell configured to measure loads on the first plate while the actuator moves the second plate.