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

Claim 0:
1. A test apparatus for simulating off-road conditions for a motor vehicle, the test apparatus comprising:
a platform;
front and rear roller assemblies coupled to the platform, each of the front roller assembly and the rear roller assembly being configured to receive a pair of wheels of the motor vehicle, the front roller assembly located near a front end of the platform and the rear roller assembly located entirety rearward of the front roller assembly near a rear end of the platform; and
a driveshaft secured between the front roller assembly and the rear roller assembly and configured to transmit rotary power from one of the front roller assembly and the rear roller assembly to the other of the front roller assembly and the rear roller assembly, the driveshaft extends parallel to a longitudinal direction of the platform,
wherein an orientation of the platform is adjustable, and
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.