SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR TESTING A CLAMPING FORCE

摘要

A system for testing a clamping force includes a lever (54), a base (52), an d a sensor (56). The lever is coupled to a pivot (58) and moves about the pivo t. The lever includes a first end and a second end on opposites sides of the pivot. The base receives a first tip (40) of a clamp and maintains a fixed position relative to the pivot. The second end of the lever receive a second tip (42) of the clamp and moves relative to the base and the pivot as the first tip and the second tip of the clamp move towards one another. The sens or measures a first force applied by the first end of the lever. The first forc e is proportional to a second force applied to the second end of the lever by the clamp.