Probe tip heating assembly

摘要

A heating assembly configured for use in mechanical testing at a scale of microns or less. The heating assembly includes a probe tip assembly configured for coupling with a transducer of the mechanical testing system. The probe tip assembly includes a probe tip heater system having a heating element, a probe tip coupled with the probe tip heater system, and a heater socket assembly. The heater socket assembly, in one example, includes a yoke and a heater interface that form a socket within the heater socket assembly. The probe tip heater system, coupled with the probe tip, is slidably received and clamped within the socket.

主权项

1. A heating assembly configured for use in mechanical testing at a scale of microns or less, the heating assembly comprising:
a probe tip assembly configured for coupling with a transducer of the mechanical testing system the probe tip assembly includes: a probe tip heater system including a heater base and a heating element, a probe tip coupled with the probe tip heater system, a heater socket assembly including a yoke and a heater interface forming a socket within the heater socket assembly, the heater interface includes one or more displaceable contacts; wherein the heater base is slidably received and retained within the socket, and the heater base includes
one or more flanges and an interface plug having one or more contact pads; the yoke includes
one or more guides, anda yoke base; and wherein in an intermediate installed configuration the one or more corresponding displaceable contacts of the heater interface are biased toward the one or more contact pads coupled with the heating element and the heater base is slidable toward a distal end of the socket, and in the installed configuration the heater base is clamped between the yoke and the one or more displaceable contacts of the heater base and the heater base is seated at the distal end of the socket and restrained from lateral and rotational movement relative to the transducer by at least the yoke and the heater interface.