Patent ID: 9632012
Date: 2017-04-25
CPC Classifications: F16H,G01M

Claim:
1. A system for performing a noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) testing on a vehicle differential housing and axle assembly, the assembly including a differential housing having a first surface with a first opening, a second surface with a second opening and a third surface, the assembly further having a pinion, a first axle and a second axle, the system comprising: a platform; a first pin extending from a first qualified surface, the first pin sized and arranged on the platform to be received in the first opening; a second pin extending from a second qualified surface, the second pin sized and arranged on the platform to be received in the second opening; a third qualified surface arranged on the platform to engage the third surface; a first energy source operably coupled to the platform and aligned along a first axis, the first energy source being configured to align with the pinion along the first axis; a second energy source coupled to the platform and aligned along a second axis, the second axis being perpendicular to the first axis, the second energy source being configured to align with the first axle along the second axis; and a third energy source coupled to the platform and aligned with the second axis, the third energy source being configured to align with the second axle along the second axis.