Patent ID: 11898935
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 10:
11. A test apparatus for simulating off-road conditions for a motor vehicle, the test apparatus comprising:
a platform;
front and rear modular roller assemblies coupled to the platform, each of the front modular roller assembly and the rear modular roller assembly is adjustable along a length of the platform and being configured to receive a pair of wheels of the motor vehicle, the front modular roller assembly located near a front end of the platform and the rear modular roller assembly located entirely rearward of the front modular roller assembly near a rear end of the platform; and
a driveshaft secured between the front modular roller assembly and the rear modular roller assembly and configured to transmit rotary power from one of the front modular roller assembly and the rear modular roller assembly to the other of the front modular roller assembly and the rear modular roller assembly, the driveshaft extends parallel to a longitudinal direction of the platform,
wherein the driveshaft includes a first portion, a second portion, and a clutch positioned between the first and second portions and movable between a first position in which the first and second portions are fixed for rotation with each other, and a second position in which the first and second portions rotate relative to each other.