Patent ID: 7373844
Filing Date: 2008-05-20
Classification: G01L

Abstract:
1. An end effector kit for engaging a pivoting or rotary switch for control by a control unit of a switch measuring system having a force/torque sensor aligned with a measurement axis to obtain torque versus angular displacement measurements, the end effector kit comprising: a mounting hub mountable on the force/torque sensor and alignable with the measurement axis, the mounting hub including at least one of a transverse mounting bore oriented normal to the measurement axis and a longitudinal mounting bore oriented coaxially with the measurement axis; a first shaft slidably mountable in one of the transverse mounting bore and the longitudinal mounting bore and securable therein; a rotary arm adapter including a main body having a first bore and a slotted second bore spaced from the first bore, the rotary arm adapter including a first retainer adjacent to the first bore and a second retainer adjacent to the slotted second bore; and a second shaft slidably mountable in one of the first bore and the slotted second bore and securable therein.