UNIVERSAL BUCK FOR SLED TEST

• US 20170131182A1
• Filed: 07/01/2016
• Published: 05/11/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: KIM, Hee Seok, YOON, Jong Pil
• Granted Patent: US 10,036,687 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G01M 17/0078 Shock-testing of vehicles

Abstract

A universal buck for a sled test includes a support plate rotatably installed to adjust a yawing angle of the support plate, a plurality of pillars mounted on the support plate, a roof mounted on at least some of the plurality of pillars, and a windshield mounted between pillars disposed on a front side among the plurality of pillars and a front end of the roof, wherein the plurality of pillars, the roof, and the windshield are mounted to be adjustable in position on the support plate.

Claims

1. A universal buck for a sled test, the universal buck comprising:

a support plate rotatably installed to adjust a yawing angle of the support plate;

a plurality of pillars mounted on the support plate;

a roof mounted on at least some of the plurality of pillars; and

a windshield mounted between pillars disposed on a front side among the plurality of pillars and a front end of the roof,

wherein the plurality of pillars, the roof, and the windshield are mounted to be adjustable in position on the support plate.

2. The universal buck according to claim 1, wherein a plurality of mounting holes spaced apart from one another at a predetermined interval are provided in both left and right potions of the support plate, and the plurality of pillars are mounted to be adjustable in position with respect to the support plate via the plurality of mounting holes.

3. The universal buck according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of pillars includes:

a pair of first pillars installed on a front side of the support plate and disposed to be symmetrical laterally;

a pair of second pillars spaced apart from the pair of first pillars backwardly and disposed to be symmetrical laterally; and

a pair of third pillars spaced apart from the pair of second pillars backwardly and disposed to be symmetrical laterally.

4. The universal buck according to claim 3, further comprising:

a pair of extending members extending in a length direction of the support plate across upper ends of the pair of second pillars and upper ends of the pair of third pillars,

wherein each of the pair of extending members are disposed to be symmetrical laterally.

5. The universal buck according to claim 4, wherein the roof is mounted on the pair of extending members, a plurality of mounting holes spaced apart from one another at a predetermined interval are provided in the pair of extending members, and the roof is mounted to be adjustable in position via the plurality of mounting holes of the pair of extending members.

6. The universal buck according to claim 1, further comprising a door mounted to be adjustable in position between pillars of the plurality of pillars.

7. The universal buck according to claim 6, wherein the door includes an adjustment member installed to be adjustable in position between pillars of the plurality of pillars, an inner frame attached to the adjustment member, and a panel coupled to the inner frame.

8. The universal buck according to claim 7, wherein the adjustment member has a plurality of mounting holes spaced apart from one another at a predetermined interval, and is mounted to be adjustable in position between pillars of the plurality of pillars via the plurality of mounting holes.

9. The universal buck according to claim 4 wherein the windshield is mounted to be adjusted at a tilt angle between upper ends of the pair of first pillars and front end portions of the pair of extending members.

10. The universal buck according to claim 4, further comprising a cable mounting part mounted to be adjustable in position on the pair of extending members,

wherein a cable is mounted on the cable mounting part.

11. The universal buck according to claim 10, wherein the cable mounting part includes a mounting plate in which a plurality of mounting holes are provided and a plurality of mounting tubes are coupled to be adjustable in position on one surface of the mounting plate through the plurality of mounting holes, and the cable is mounted on the plurality of mounting tubes.

12. The universal buck according to claim 11, wherein mounting tubes of the plurality of mounting tubes have different lengths.

13. The universal buck according to claim 12, wherein a plurality of coupling blocks is provided on the other surface of the mounting plate and protrudes toward the pair of extending members, and the plurality of coupling blocks are coupled to the pair of extending members such that the plurality of coupling blocks are adjustable in position.

14. The universal buck according to claim 13, wherein a spacer block having a plurality of mounting holes is provided at the pair of extending members, the plurality of mounting holes is disposed to be lower than the pair of extending members, and the plurality of coupling blocks are coupled to the spacer block such that the plurality of coupling blocks is adjustable in position through the plurality of mounting holes.

15. The universal buck according to claim 1, further comprising a seat mounting part installed on the support plate, wherein a seat jig for mounting a seat is installed on the seat mounting part.

16. The universal buck according to claim 15, wherein the seat jig is a seat jig for a whiplash test.

17. The universal buck according to claim 1, further comprising:

a camera mounting part for imaging a dummy behavior when a sled test is performed,

wherein the camera mounting part is rotatably installed to adjust an image capture angle of a camera.

18. A universal buck for a sled test, the universal buck comprising:

a support plate installed to be rotatable centered around a vertical axial line;

a base plate for supporting rotation of the support plate;

a plurality of pillars installed on the base plate;

a roof installed on at least some of the plurality of pillars; and

a windshield installed between pillars disposed on a front side among the plurality of pillars and a front end of the roof,

wherein the plurality of pillars, the roof, and the windshield are mounted to be adjustable in position on the support plate.

19. The universal buck according to claim 18, wherein the support plate is connected to the base plate through a pivot and is rotatable around the pivot with respect to the base plate.

20. The universal buck according to claim 19, wherein the pivot includes a circular bearing, and the circular bearing has a rotational center.

21. The universal buck according to claim 20, wherein a slot having a circular arc shape is provided in at least one of a front end portion and a rear end portion of the support plate, and the base plate has a plurality of fastening holes spaced apart from one another in a circular arc direction of the slot.