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; and
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.
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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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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; and 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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A system for testing an electromechanical device of the type having a radial mounting bracket with an aperture generally perpendicular to an axial 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 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 (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. 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 the first member; a third member configured to be slidably re-positioned and retained along the second member and 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 different from the first tension. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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