Patent ID: 6820472
Filing Date: 2004-11-23
Classification: G01M

Abstract:
A test rig for testing a power transmission device, which comprises an input shaft, an output shaft and a casing, said test rig comprising:a first assembly comprising coupling means and a coupling shaft that can be connected, via said coupling means, to the output shaft of the power transmission device; a second assembly that can be connected to the input shaft of the power transmission device; a position-adjustable support on which the casing of the power transmission device can be mounted; and controllable adjusting means for adjusting the position of said support, wherein: said coupling means produce a rigid and coaxial coupling between said coupling shaft and the output shaft of the power transmission device, said adjusting means adjust the position of said support so as to apply forces and moments acting along six degrees of freedom of the casing to the casing, and said support and said adjusting means bring the casing of the power transmission device, when mounted on said support, into a spatial position such that all the forces and moments likely to be generated on the output shaft are applied to said casing.