Patent ID: 9410863
Filing Date: 2016-08-09
CPC Classification: G01L

Claim Text:
1. A torque tool calibration fixture comprising: a support; a mounting plate movably secured to the support, the plate being configured to have an associated torque tool mounted thereto for calibration; a transducer secured to the mounting plate for movement therewith, the transducer having one end portion configured to be coupled to a drive end of a head portion of the associated torque tool and an opposite end portion; a joint assembly fixed to the support and coupled to the opposite end portion of the transducer, the joint assembly defining a rotational axis, the mounting plate being movable along the rotational axis of the joint assembly; and a torque analyzer in communication with the transducer, wherein rotation of the joint assembly results in the joint assembly forming a hard joint where further rotation of the joint assembly is prevented, wherein the torque analyzer indicates actual exerted torque on the hard joint as measured by the transducer.