TEST STAND FOR BUCKET ELEVATOR WORKING MEMBERS Russian patent published in 2001 - IPC

FIELD: test facilities. SUBSTANCE: proposed test stand has lower head with charging branch pipe, upper head for discharging of load, drive shaft coupled with traction members with fitted-on buckets. Lower head is directly connected with upper head. Traction members are made in form of resilient rods rigidly coupled with hollow drive shaft. Strain gauges are glued to resilient rods. Strain gauges are coupled with current collectors secured on hollow drive shaft and with strain recorder. Hollow drive shaft carries current collector of bucket position pickup or pickups in zone of charging and/or discharging and/or working and/or idle run of bucket. EFFECT: reduced overall dimensions of test stand in height. 2 cl, 4 dwg