Patent ID: 11885773
Assignee: ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC.
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 18:
19. A flexible substrate testing system, comprising:
a first plate comprising a first surface configured to hold stationary a first side of a flexible substrate under test;
a translation linkage configured to hold the first plate and to limit motion of the plate in directions parallel to the first surface of the plate;
a second plate comprising a second surface configured to hold a second side of the flexible substrate;
a first guide plate configured to guide a motion of the second surface to fold the flexible substrate and to unfold the flexible substrate;
an actuator configured to move the second plate in accordance with the first guide plate to fold the flexible substrate and to unfold the flexible substrate; and
a load cell configured to measure loads on the first plate while the actuator moves the second plate.