Adjustable tooling
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1. A tool for adjustably mounting an object to a fixture, the tool comprising:
- a tine shaped to support the object;
a bolt affixed to the tine having a plurality of engagement elements spaced apart along a bolt body;
a nut configured to be selectively retained at a plurality of positions along the bolt body corresponding with one or more of the plurality of engagement elements;
a base configured to secure the nut to the fixture such that movement of the nut between the plurality of positions correspondingly adjusts mounting of the bolt relative to the fixture and in turn the object supported on the tine, thereby adjustably mounting the object to the fixture;
wherein the plurality of engagement elements are spaced apart along an axial length of the bolt body, the axial length being greater than a width of the nut such that the nut can be positioned at a middle position and moved therefrom toward at least a forward position and a rearward position, each of the middle, forward and rearward positions being a corresponding one of the plurality of positions; and
wherein the base is immovable affixed to the nut such that an offset measured along the axial length of the bolt body between the tine and the fixture increases when the nut moves from the middle position toward the forward position and decreases when the nut moves from the middle position toward the rearward position.
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Abstract
An adjustable tool configured to facilitate mounting an electromechanical device relative to a tester is contemplated. The adjustable tool may be operable to facilitate adjustably mounting a belt tensioner, pulley or other rotating element of the electromechanical device relative to a belt drive or other rotatable testing element included on the tester in a manner sufficient to enable adjusting tensioning and/or positioning therebetween.
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15 Claims
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1. A tool for adjustably mounting an object to a fixture, the tool comprising:
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a tine shaped to support the object; a bolt affixed to the tine having a plurality of engagement elements spaced apart along a bolt body; a nut configured to be selectively retained at a plurality of positions along the bolt body corresponding with one or more of the plurality of engagement elements; a base configured to secure the nut to the fixture such that movement of the nut between the plurality of positions correspondingly adjusts mounting of the bolt relative to the fixture and in turn the object supported on the tine, thereby adjustably mounting the object to the fixture; wherein the plurality of engagement elements are spaced apart along an axial length of the bolt body, the axial length being greater than a width of the nut such that the nut can be positioned at a middle position and moved therefrom toward at least a forward position and a rearward position, each of the middle, forward and rearward positions being a corresponding one of the plurality of positions; and wherein the base is immovable affixed to the nut such that an offset measured along the axial length of the bolt body between the tine and the fixture increases when the nut moves from the middle position toward the forward position and decreases when the nut moves from the middle position toward the rearward position.
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2. A tool for adjustably mounting an object to a fixture, the tool comprising:
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a tine shaped to support the object; a bolt affixed to the tine having a plurality of engagement elements spaced apart along a bolt body; a nut configured to be selectively retained at a plurality of positions along the bolt body corresponding with one or more of the plurality of engagement elements; a base configured to secure the nut to the fixture such that movement of the nut between the plurality of positions correspondingly adjusts mounting of the bolt relative to the fixture and in turn the object supported on the tine, thereby adjustably mounting the object to the fixture; wherein a first distal end of the bolt includes a head having an outer diameter larger than both of an outer diameter of the bolt body and an inner diameter of the nut and wherein a second distal end of the bolt is permanently affixed to the tine, thereby limiting the nut to movement along the bolt body between the head and the tine; wherein the plurality of engagement elements are interconnecting radial threads shaped onto the outer diameter of the bolt body; and wherein the nut includes an engagement mechanism operable between an engaged position and a disengaged position, the disengaged position disengaging the engagement mechanism from the threads so as to allow the nut to move along the bolt body and the engaged position engaging the engagement mechanism with one or more of the threads so as to secure the nut from moving thereafter along the bolt body. - View Dependent Claims (3)
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4. A tool for adjustably mounting an object to a fixture, the tool comprising:
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a tine shaped to support the object; a bolt affixed to the tine having a plurality of engagement elements spaced apart along a bolt body; a nut configured to be selectively retained at a plurality of positions along the bolt body corresponding with one or more of the plurality of engagement elements; a base configured to secure the nut to the fixture such that movement of the nut between the plurality of positions correspondingly adjusts mounting of the bolt relative to the fixture and in turn the object supported on the tine, thereby adjustably mounting the object to the fixture; wherein the tine is shaped to include an elongated central portion having first and second branches extending therefrom so as to be characteristically T-shaped; and wherein a lower section of the central portion is angled relative to a longer, upper section of the central portion and wherein the first and second branches extend from a bottom, distal end of the lower section in opposite directions. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A system for testing an electromechanical device of the type having a radial mounting bracket with an aperture generally perpendicular to an axis of a pulley, the system comprising:
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a tester including; i) a belt drive with a belt operable to drive and/or be driven by the pulley to facilitate the testing; ii) an interface operable to exchange electrical signals with the electromechanical device to facilitate the testing; and iii) a fixture having an elongated member offset from a support surface; and a tool for adjustable mounting the electromechanical device to the fixture, the tool including; i) a tine having an upper portion shaped for receipt within the aperture and a lower portion shaped to rest against the support surface; ii) a bolt affixed to the tine having an elongated bolt body; iii) a nut configured to be selectively positioned along the bolt body at at least a first position and a second position; and iv) a base configured to secure the nut to the elongated member such that the tine is positioned at a first offset from the elongated member when the nut is in the first position and at a second offset from the elongated member when the nut is in the second position, whereby the first offset produces a first tension between the belt and the pulley and the second offset produces a second tension between the belt and the pulley different from the first tension. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A tool configured to adjustably position a pulley included on an electromechanical device relative to a belt drive included on a tester of the type having an elongate fixture disposed above a support surface, the tool comprising:
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a first member having an upper portion shaped for engaging the electromechanical device and a lower portion shaped for engaging the support surface; a second member extending from and being attached to the first member; a third member configured to be slidably re-positioned and retained along the second member at at least a first position and a second position; and a fourth member configured to secure the third member to the elongated fixture such that the first member is positioned at a first offset from the elongated fixture when then third member is in the first position and at a second offset from the elongated fixture when the third member is in the second position, whereby the first offset produces a first tension between the belt drive and the pulley and the second offset produces a second tension between the belt drive and the pulley, the second tension being different from the first tension. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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