Sled testing system
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1. A sled testing system having a driving member, the sled testing system comprising:
- a first carriage,a second carriage, the first carriage and second carriage being movably mounted together, andan acceleration absorption assembly located relative to the first carriage and the second carriage such that when the second carriage is accelerated by the driving member at a second carriage rate, the first carriage will be simultaneously accelerated at a first carriage rate via the acceleration absorption assembly.
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Abstract
A sled testing system comprising a first carriage and a second carriage, the first carriage and second carriage being movably mounted together, and an acceleration absorption assembly located relative to the first carriage and the second carriage such that when the second carriage is accelerated at a second carriage rate, the first carriage will be accelerated at a first carriage rate.
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1. A sled testing system having a driving member, the sled testing system comprising:
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a first carriage, a second carriage, the first carriage and second carriage being movably mounted together, and an acceleration absorption assembly located relative to the first carriage and the second carriage such that when the second carriage is accelerated by the driving member at a second carriage rate, the first carriage will be simultaneously accelerated at a first carriage rate via the acceleration absorption assembly. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A sled testing system having a driving member for testing first and second vehicle components during a crash situation, the sled testing system comprising:
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a first carriage supporting the first vehicle component, a second carriage supporting the second vehicle component, and an acceleration absorption assembly located relative to the first carriage and the second carriage such that when the second carriage is accelerated by the driving member at a second carriage rate, the first carriage will be accelerated via the acceleration absorption assembly at a first carriage rate. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A sled testing system having a driving member for testing first and second vehicle components during a crash situation, the sled testing system comprising:
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a movable main sled carriage supporting the first vehicle component, a tertiary carriage movably mounted to the main sled carriage, a secondary carriage movably mounted to the main sled carriage, an acceleration absorption assembly located relative to the main sled carriage and the secondary carriage such that when the secondary carriage is accelerated at a secondary carriage rate the main sled carriage will be accelerated via the vehicle absorption assembly at a main sled carriage rate, and one of the secondary carriage and tertiary carriage supporting the second vehicle component such that when the other one of the secondary carriage and tertiary carriage is accelerated by the driving member so that the other one of the secondary carriage and tertiary carriage will impact the second vehicle component the main sled carriage will be accelerated at the main sled carriage rate via the acceleration absorption assembly. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A sled testing system having rails and a driving member, the sled testing system comprising:
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a first carriage movably mounted on the rails, a second carriage movably mounted on the first carriage, and an acceleration absorption assembly located relative to the first carriage and the second carriage such that when the second carriage is accelerated by the driving member at a second carriage rate, the first carriage will be accelerated at a first carriage rate. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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28. A sled testing system having a driving member, the sled testing system comprising:
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a first carriage, a second carriage, the first carriage and second being movably mounted together, and an acceleration absorption assembly including a backing cylinder from which extends an absorption piston, one of the backing cylinder and absorption piston being mounted to the first carriage and the other one of the backing cylinder and absorption piston being mounted to the second carriage, such that when the second carriage is accelerated by the driving member at a second carriage rate, the first carriage will be accelerated at a first carriage rate via the acceleration absorption assembly.
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29. A sled testing system having a driving member, the sled testing system comprising:
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a movable main sled carriage, a second carriage movably mounted to the main sled carriage, an impacter carriage movably mounted to the main sled carriage, and an acceleration absorption assembly located relative to the first carriage and the second carriage such that when the impacter carriage is accelerated by the driving member to impact and accelerate the secondary carriage at a secondary carriage rate the main sled carriage will be accelerated at a main sled carriage rate via the acceleration absorption assembly.
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