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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 1986
Filed:
Jun. 08, 1984
Applicant:
Inventors:
Harry R Meline, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Richard A Meyer, Carver, MN (US);
Assignee:
MTS Systems Corporation, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73794 ;
Abstract
An extensometer assembly measures axial strain, torsional strain, and various combinations of these strains in a specimen on which the extensometer is mounted, through the use of two extensometers on opposite sides of the specimen coupled by a cross-beam. Connecting assemblies are used to eliminate flexibility in unneeded axes to thereby minimize the opportunities for unwanted signals to occur. The mounting frame is stiff in all axes which are not necessary for measurement. The frame is soft in necessary axes for operation.