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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 04, 2025
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2024
Applicant:
Illinois Tool Works Inc., Glenview, IL (US);
Inventor:
Daniel Patrick Giovanoni, Norton, MA (US);
Assignee:
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC., Glenview, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/06 (2006.01); G01N 3/04 (2006.01); G01N 3/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 3/066 (2013.01); G01N 3/04 (2013.01); G01N 3/08 (2013.01); G01N 2203/0016 (2013.01); G01N 2203/0019 (2013.01); G01N 2203/0037 (2013.01); G01N 2203/0206 (2013.01); G01N 2203/0252 (2013.01); G01N 2203/0423 (2013.01);
Abstract
Described herein are examples of improved material (and/or universal) testing machines having a lower crossbeam that may be moved via a drive system of the material testing machine. In some examples, this may be accomplished via drive shafts with different threading in upper and lower portions, and/or independent drive systems for upper and lower crossbeams. The ability to dynamically adjust (e.g., raise) the lower crossbeam may allow an operator to interact with test samples at a more comfortable height, and reduce the need for an operator to repeatedly bend and/or kneel.