Patent ID: 9228928
Filing Date: 2016-01-05
CPC Classification: G01N

Claim Text:
1. A continuous or instrumented indentation testing device comprising an exterior support, a piston slidingly mounted in the said exterior support and comprising an indenter, means for damping and regulating a force applied to the piston, a displacement measurement system and a force measurement system wherein the indenter is made of a single piece, a displacement measurement system support being directly mounted on the said indenter, the displacement measurement system being mounted on the said displacement measurement system support and integral with the said single-piece indenter when the indenter is displaced, so that the displacement measurement system is linked to displacement of the indenter, the indentation testing device further comprising a removable lower base that is mounted on a sleeve of the exterior support, the removable lower base being mounted between the sleeve and a surface of a part that is tested with the indentation testing device, the removable lower base having a shape complementary to the part that is tested, the indenter sliding along an axis orthogonal to the surface of the part that is tested, and the indentation testing device does not have a solid frame.