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'Apparatus For Multi Axis Testing Of Rigid Body Cargo Vehicles'

Abstract: The present invention discloses a full chassis frame fatigue testing apparatus for vehicles comprises wheel sets holding fixtures, aggregates assembled on the frame assembly to be tested, plurality of actuators to apply equivalent loads in longitudinal, vertical and lateral directions on the said frame, braking load actuators attached to each axle to apply the braking forces on the frame, cabin mounting actuator to apply the cab mount load and load body simulation actuators to apply the load on the load body. The wheel sets holding fixtures are configured to hold the vertical loading and longitudinal loading actuators. The lateral loading actuators are connected to the fixtures at any one end of each axle of the frame and a plurality of load body simulation actuators for simulation of a load body attached to the frame. The simulation actuators are mounted on the load body by using a U bolt assembly. Fig.- 6

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Application #
Filing Date
20 March 2012
Publication Number
46/2013
Publication Type
INA
Invention Field
PHYSICS
Status
Email
Parent Application

Applicants

TATA MOTORS LIMITED
BOMBAY HOUSE, 24 HOMI MODY STREET, HUTATMA CHOWK, MUMBAI-400001, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA.

Inventors

1. MR. VIVEK DWIVEDI
TATA MOTORS LIMITED BOMBAY HOUSE, 24 HOMI MODY STREET, HUTATMA CHOWK, MUMBAI-400001, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA
2. MR. SANTOSH GOSAVI
TATA MOTORS LIMITED BOMBAY HOUSE, 24 HOMI MODY STREET, HUTATMA CHOWK, MUMBAI-400001, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA
3. MR. CHIMAD MAHAVIR
TATA MOTORS LIMITED BOMBAY HOUSE, 24 HOMI MODY STREET, HUTATMA CHOWK, MUMBAI-400001, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA
4. MR. MITHUN CHASKAR
TATA MOTORS LIMITED BOMBAY HOUSE, 24 HOMI MODY STREET, HUTATMA CHOWK, MUMBAI-400001, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA
5. MR. PRADEEP MAMGAIN
TATA MOTORS LIMITED BOMBAY HOUSE, 24 HOMI MODY STREET, HUTATMA CHOWK, MUMBAI-400001, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA
6. MR. GANESH KALE
TATA MOTORS LIMITED BOMBAY HOUSE, 24 HOMI MODY STREET, HUTATMA CHOWK, MUMBAI-400001, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA
7. MR SHRIKRISHNA JOSHI
TATA MOTORS LIMITED BOMBAY HOUSE, 24 HOMI MODY STREET, HUTATMA CHOWK, MUMBAI-400001, MAHARASHTRA, INDIA

Specification

FORM 2 THE PATENTS ACT 1970 (39 of 1970) & THE PATENTS RULES, 2003 COMPLETE SPECIFICATION (See Section 10; rule 13) TITLE OF THE INVENTION Apparatus for multi-axis testing of rigid body cargo vehicles APPLICANTS TATA MOTORS LIMITED, an Indian company having its registered office at Bombay House, 24 Homi Mody Street, Hutatma Chowk, Mumbai 400 001 Maharashtra, India INVENTORS Mr. Dwivedi Vivek, Mr. Santosh Gosavi Mr. Chimad Mahavir, Mr. Mithun Chaskar Mr. Pradeep Mamgain, Mr. Ganesh Kale and Mr. Shrikrishna Joshi AH are Indian Nationals of TATA MOTORS LIMITED, an Indian company having its registered office at Bombay House, 24 Homi Mody Street, Hutatma Chowk, Mumbai 400 001 Maharashtra, India PREAMBLE TO THE DESCRIPTION The following specification particularly describes the invention and the manner in which it is to be performed. FIELD OF INVENTION This invention generally relates to the apparatus for testing the vehicles and more particularly it relates to apparatus for Full Frame Fatigue testing of vehicles. The present invention is the modification of the invention claimed in the specification of the main Indian Patent applied under IP A No.- 2121/MUM/2011. BACK GROUND OF THE INVENTION Frame is the back bone of a vehicle. A frame of a vehicle should withstand predetermined period of service life, for example: 1 Million Kilometers. Hence it is necessary to validate the life span of the frame with intended loading on service road to meet the said requirement. Generally two kind of accelerated testing methodology is available for validating the frame of the vehicles. In one kind of methodology, the test vehicle is made to run on torture track using derived torture track pattern. This kind of Test of running the vehicles in torture track takes at least 3 years to validate a Frame of vehicle for predetermined period of service life for example: 1 Million Kms. second kind of methodology is by using the six poster simulator for testing the frame of the vehicles. The six poster simulator method is used for generating fairly higher acceleration levels, but six poster testing simulates only vertical wheel loads, which in turn simulates 50 to 60 % damage on frame of the vehicles and other structural aggregates. The six poster testing method of the vehicle requires a completely built vehicle which is held on six posters in the form of fixtures having provision to hold the wheels and to apply the forces only in the vertical direction by means of actuators. The Dead Load is put in the Load body and the vertical excitation is given at each wheel. So it is required to build the complete vehicle with Load body for six poster testing. This setup becomes quite bulky especially for tractor trailer kind of vehicles. So an alternate setup is required to validate the frame of vehicles with higher acceleration and fairly accurate damage simulation. This can be achieved using damage editing for acceleration and applying all kinds of Load at each wheel end for accurate response simulation. It is also possible to simulate the other structural aggregates which are in the Chassis Load path such as - Wheel ends, Axles, springs and Load body connections. To simulate the inertial effects of heavy overhung masses on frame, the same aggregates can also be attached on frame of vehicle during the testing. Hence new apparatus is devised to load the chassis frame without using Load body or trailer to reduce the overall size of test setup. Also, Instead of using the dead load in the Load body, the chassis is restrained in vertical directions and the load is applied through each wheel to create similar effect of Loading on chassis. The similar concept of data acquisition & damage editing as in 4 posters can be used here. As we want to apply loads in each direction at wheels, multidirectional data in each direction need to be acquired. Hence the efforts are put to develop th

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1 737-MUM-2012-US(14)-HearingNotice-(HearingDate-12-05-2021).pdf 2021-10-03
2 737-MUM-2012-2. Marked Copy under Rule 14(2) [27-05-2021(online)].pdf 2021-05-27
2 737-MUM-2012-PETITION UNDER RULE 137 [02-01-2018(online)].pdf 2018-01-02
3 ABSTRACT1.jpg 2018-08-11
3 737-MUM-2012-Annexure [27-05-2021(online)].pdf 2021-05-27
4 737-MUM-2012-ORIGINAL UNDER RULE 6 (1A)-020118.pdf 2018-08-11
4 737-MUM-2012-FORM 13 [27-05-2021(online)].pdf 2021-05-27
5 737-MUM-2012-Retyped Pages under Rule 14(1) [27-05-2021(online)].pdf 2021-05-27
5 737-MUM-2012-GENERAL POWER OF ATTORNEY.pdf 2018-08-11
6 737-MUM-2012-Written submissions and relevant documents [27-05-2021(online)].pdf 2021-05-27
6 737-MUM-2012-FORM 8.pdf 2018-08-11
7 737-MUM-2012-FORM 3.pdf 2018-08-11
7 737-MUM-2012-Correspondence to notify the Controller [07-05-2021(online)].pdf 2021-05-07
8 737-MUM-2012-FORM-26 [07-05-2021(online)].pdf 2021-05-07
8 737-MUM-2012-FORM 2.pdf 2018-08-11
9 737-MUM-2012-CLAIMS [26-12-2018(online)].pdf 2018-12-26
9 737-MUM-2012-FORM 2(TITLE PAGE).pdf 2018-08-11
10 737-MUM-2012-FER_SER_REPLY [26-12-2018(online)].pdf 2018-12-26
10 737-MUM-2012-FORM 18.pdf 2018-08-11
11 737-MUM-2012-FORM 1.pdf 2018-08-11
11 737-MUM-2012-OTHERS [26-12-2018(online)].pdf 2018-12-26
12 737-MUM-2012-ABSTRACT.pdf 2018-08-11
12 737-MUM-2012-FER.pdf 2018-08-11
13 737-MUM-2012-CLIAMS.pdf 2018-08-11
13 737-MUM-2012-DRAWING.pdf 2018-08-11
14 737-MUM-2012-CORRESPONDENCE.pdf 2018-08-11
14 737-MUM-2012-DESCRIPTION(COMPLETE).pdf 2018-08-11
15 737-MUM-2012-CORRESPONDENCE.pdf 2018-08-11
15 737-MUM-2012-DESCRIPTION(COMPLETE).pdf 2018-08-11
16 737-MUM-2012-CLIAMS.pdf 2018-08-11
16 737-MUM-2012-DRAWING.pdf 2018-08-11
17 737-MUM-2012-FER.pdf 2018-08-11
17 737-MUM-2012-ABSTRACT.pdf 2018-08-11
18 737-MUM-2012-FORM 1.pdf 2018-08-11
18 737-MUM-2012-OTHERS [26-12-2018(online)].pdf 2018-12-26
19 737-MUM-2012-FER_SER_REPLY [26-12-2018(online)].pdf 2018-12-26
19 737-MUM-2012-FORM 18.pdf 2018-08-11
20 737-MUM-2012-CLAIMS [26-12-2018(online)].pdf 2018-12-26
20 737-MUM-2012-FORM 2(TITLE PAGE).pdf 2018-08-11
21 737-MUM-2012-FORM 2.pdf 2018-08-11
21 737-MUM-2012-FORM-26 [07-05-2021(online)].pdf 2021-05-07
22 737-MUM-2012-Correspondence to notify the Controller [07-05-2021(online)].pdf 2021-05-07
22 737-MUM-2012-FORM 3.pdf 2018-08-11
23 737-MUM-2012-FORM 8.pdf 2018-08-11
23 737-MUM-2012-Written submissions and relevant documents [27-05-2021(online)].pdf 2021-05-27
24 737-MUM-2012-GENERAL POWER OF ATTORNEY.pdf 2018-08-11
24 737-MUM-2012-Retyped Pages under Rule 14(1) [27-05-2021(online)].pdf 2021-05-27
25 737-MUM-2012-ORIGINAL UNDER RULE 6 (1A)-020118.pdf 2018-08-11
25 737-MUM-2012-FORM 13 [27-05-2021(online)].pdf 2021-05-27
26 ABSTRACT1.jpg 2018-08-11
26 737-MUM-2012-Annexure [27-05-2021(online)].pdf 2021-05-27
27 737-MUM-2012-PETITION UNDER RULE 137 [02-01-2018(online)].pdf 2018-01-02
27 737-MUM-2012-2. Marked Copy under Rule 14(2) [27-05-2021(online)].pdf 2021-05-27
28 737-MUM-2012-US(14)-HearingNotice-(HearingDate-12-05-2021).pdf 2021-10-03
28 737-MUM-2012-RELEVANT DOCUMENTS [02-01-2018(online)].pdf 2018-01-02

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