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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 13, 2023
Applicant:
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Kunihiro Morishita, Tokyo, JP;
Takashi Yari, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/02 (2006.01); G01N 3/04 (2006.01); G01N 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/02 (2013.01);
Abstract
A loading pad to be attached to a specimen to apply a load to the specimen includes: a back skin on which the load is applied; an elastic body that is provided between the back skin and the specimen; and an inserted member that is provided between the elastic body and the specimen. The back skin, the elastic body, and the inserted member are bonded as one unit. The inserted member is less rigid than the specimen, and is more rigid than the elastic body.