Abstract: An oscillating device comprising: a vibrating table; an X-axis oscillating unit configured to oscillate the vibrating table in an X-axis direction; a Y-axis oscillating unit configured to oscillate the vibrating table in a Y-axis direction; a Z-axis oscillating unit configured to oscillate the vibrating table in a Z-axis direction; a first linear guideway configured to couple the vibrating table and the Z-axis oscillating unit slidably in the X-axis direction; and a second linear guideway configured to couple the vibrating table and the Z-axis oscillating unit slidably in the Y-axis direction, wherein the first linear guideway comprises: a first rail extending in the X-axis direction; and a first carriage configured to engage with the first rail slidably in the X-axis direction, wherein the second linear guideway comprises: a second rail extending in the Y-axis direction; and a second carriage configured to engage with the second rail slidably in the Y-axis direction, wherein the first carriage is provided wi

Abstract: A bearing testing machine comprising: a testing machine shaft to which at least one test piece being a bearing is attached, the testing machine shaft being a rotation shaft extending in a Y axis direction being a horizontal direction; a rotational driving unit configured to rotate the testing machine shaft; a test piece holding unit configured to elastically holds the test piece; and an at least one axle driving unit configured to drive the testing machine shaft in a vertical direction and in an X axis direction which is a horizontal direction orthogonal to the Y axis direction.

Abstract: A torsion tester including a plurality of driving units configured to connect with and rotate three or more input/output shafts of a test body, respectively, and a controller configured to control the plurality of driving units to be driven with one of individually-set rotational frequencies and individually-set torques, respectively.

Abstract: A torsion tester including a reaction force unit and a drive unit including a servo motor, a first reduction gear, a shaft transmitting an output force from the first reduction gear, a clutch having an input shaft fixed to the shaft, a second reduction gear decelerating rotation of an output shaft of the clutch, a chuck, and a connection mechanism connecting the chuck with one of the shaft and the second reduction gear, the drive unit configured to switch between a first mode where the clutch is disengaged, and the shaft is connected with the chuck by the connection mechanism and a second mode where the clutch is engaged, and the second reduction gear is connected with the chuck by the connection mechanism.

Abstract: A rotational torsion tester, comprising: a first drive shaft; a second drive shaft; a load applying unit that applies a torsional load to a workpiece; at least one bearing unit including a first bearing unit that supports the load applying unit to be rotatable about a rotation axis; a rotation drive unit having a first electric motor that drives the second drive shaft and the load applying unit to rotate in phase; and a torque sensor that detects the torsional load, wherein the load applying unit comprises: a second electric motor that drives the first drive shaft; the torque sensor is attached to a part at which the first drive shaft is inserted into the shaft part; the torque sensor is disposed between a pair of first bearings; and the torque sensor includes a strain gauge adhered to a narrowed part to detect the torsional load.

Abstract: A control device including a simulation unit to simulate behaviors of a virtual mechanical system, and a drive control unit to control driving of servomotors based on the simulation results, is provided. The virtual mechanical system includes a first drive module, a first main shaft module connected to the first drive module, and a plurality of power transmission subsystems, each of which is connected to the first main shaft module and is associated with one of the servomotors respectively. Each of the power transmission subsystems includes an output module. The servomotor associated with the power transmission subsystem is driven according to a simulated result of input into the output module.

Abstract: A torsion tester including a plurality of driving units configured to connect with and rotate three or more input/output shafts of a test body, respectively, and a controller configured to control the plurality of driving units to be driven with one of individually-set rotational frequencies and individually-set torques, respectively.

Abstract: A torsion tester including a reaction force unit and a drive unit including a servo motor, a first reduction gear, a shaft transmitting an output force from the first reduction gear, a clutch having an input shaft fixed to the shaft, a second reduction gear decelerating rotation of an output shaft of the clutch, a chuck, and a connection mechanism connecting the chuck with one of the shaft and the second reduction gear, the drive unit configured to switch between a first mode where the clutch is disengaged, and the shaft is connected with the chuck by the connection mechanism and a second mode where the clutch is engaged, and the second reduction gear is connected with the chuck by the connection mechanism.

Abstract: A linear actuator, comprising: a base; a fixed part support mechanism attached to the base; a fixed part elastically supported by the fixed part support mechanism; and a movable part driven to reciprocate in a predetermined drive direction with respect to the fixed part, wherein the fixed part support mechanism comprises: a movable block attached to the fixed part; a linear guide that couples the movable block with the base to be slidable in the predetermined drive direction; and an elastic member that is disposed between the base and the movable block and prevents transmission of a high frequency component of vibration in the predetermined drive direction.

Abstract: A rotational torsion tester, comprising: a first drive shaft; a second drive shaft; a load applying unit that applies a torsional load to a workpiece; at least one bearing unit including a first bearing unit that supports the load applying unit to be rotatable about a rotation axis; a rotation drive unit having a first electric motor that drives the second drive shaft and the load applying unit to rotate in phase; and a torque sensor that detects the torsional load, wherein the load applying unit comprises: a second electric motor that drives the first drive shaft; the torque sensor is attached to a part at which the first drive shaft is inserted into the shaft part; the torque sensor is disposed between a pair of first bearings; and the torque sensor includes a strain gauge adhered to a narrowed part to detect the torsional load.

Abstract: There is provided a hydraulic system, including an oil tank storing operating oil, a hydraulic actuator, and a hydraulic pump which draws the operating oil from the oil tank and supplies the operating oil to the hydraulic actuator. The hydraulic system is provided with an operating oil separating unit which is located at a midway point of a main tube sending the operating oil from the hydraulic pump to the hydraulic actuator and which separates a part of the operating oil supplied from the hydraulic pump to return the part of the operating oil to the oil tank. A universal testing machine including the hydraulic system is also provided.

Abstract: There is provided a hydraulic system, including an oil tank storing operating oil, a hydraulic actuator, and a hydraulic pump which draws the operating oil from the oil tank and supplies the operating oil to the hydraulic actuator. The hydraulic system is provided with an operating oil separating unit which is located at a midway point of a main tube sending the operating oil from the hydraulic pump to the hydraulic actuator and which separates a part of the operating oil supplied, from the hydraulic pump to return the part of the operating oil to the oil tank. A universal testing machine including the hydraulic system is also provided.

Abstract: A traveling test apparatus for a vehicle includes a flat-belt mechanism that includes a first pair of rollers, and a first endless belt wound around the first pair of rollers, the flat-belt mechanism being configured such that at least one tire of the vehicle contacts the first endless belt, and that the first endless belt is revolved around the first pair of rollers by rotation of the at-least-one tire, and a supporting belt mechanism that includes a second pair of rollers, and a second endless belt wound around the second pair of rollers, the supporting belt mechanism being configured such that an upper outer circumferential surface of the second endless belt contacts an upper inner circumferential surface of the first endless belt, and that the second endless belt is revolved around the second pair of rollers by the rotation of the at least one tire.

Abstract: A chassis dynamometer includes a flat-belt mechanism configured such that a drive wheel of a vehicle is placed thereon, which includes a rotating member configured to be rotated by rotation of the drive wheel, a bearing portion configured to rotatably support the rotating member, a motor configured to apply a resistance to the rotation of the rotating member, and a bearing supporting member to which a housing of the bearing portion and the motor are fixed, a base configured to support the bearing supporting member from beneath the bearing supporting member, a plurality of three-component force sensors arranged between the bearing supporting member and the base to measure a force transmitted from the drive wheel to the flat-belt mechanism, and a computing unit configured to compute moments with respect to three axes based on measurement results of the plurality of three-component force sensors.

Abstract: There is provided a method and a apparatus for measuring tire uniformity. The apparatus comprises a spindle, a rotating drum, a sensor and a computing means. The method comprises the steps of mounting a tire on the spindle, pressing a circumferential surface of a rotating drum against the tread surface of the tire with a first pressing force, rotating the tire around rotational axis thereof, and computing the forces which the tire acts on first and second planes of the tire by the computing means while the tire is rotating. The first plane is perpendicular to the rotational axis and in one sidewall side of the tire. The second plane is perpendicular to the rotational axis and in the other sidewall side of the tire. The forces are computed based on values obtained by the sensor measuring forces transmitted to the spindle from the tire at first and second positions. The first and second positions have different distances from the tire in the rotational axis direction.

Abstract: A chassis dynamometer includes a flat-belt mechanism configured such that a drive wheel of a vehicle is placed thereon, which includes a rotating member configured to be rotated by rotation of the drive wheel, a bearing portion configured to rotatably support the rotating member, a motor configured to apply a resistance to the rotation of the rotating member, and a bearing supporting member to which a housing of the bearing portion and the motor are fixed, a base configured to support the bearing supporting member from beneath the bearing supporting member, a plurality of three-component force sensors arranged between the bearing supporting member and the base to measure a force transmitted from the drive wheel to the flat-belt mechanism, and a computing unit configured to compute moments with respect to three axes based on measurement results of the plurality of three-component force sensors.

Abstract: A traveling test apparatus for a vehicle includes a flat-belt mechanism that includes a first pair of rollers, and a first endless belt wound around the first pair of rollers, the flat-belt mechanism being configured such that at least one tire of the vehicle contacts the first endless belt, and that the first endless belt is revolved around the first pair of rollers by rotation of the at-least-one tire, and a supporting belt mechanism that includes a second pair of rollers, and a second endless belt wound around the second pair of rollers, the supporting belt mechanism being configured such that an upper outer circumferential surface of the second endless belt contacts an upper inner circumferential surface of the first endless belt, and that the second endless belt is revolved around the second pair of rollers by the rotation of the at least one tire.

Abstract: There is provided a method and a apparatus for measuring tire uniformity. The apparatus comprises a spindle, a rotating drum, a sensor and a computing means. The method comprises the steps of mounting a tire on the spindle, pressing a circumferential surface of a rotating drum against the tread surface of the tire with a first pressing force, rotating the tire around rotational axis thereof, and computing the forces which the tire acts on first and second planes of the tire by the computing means while the tire is rotating. The first plane is perpendicular to the rotational axis and in one sidewall side of the tire. The second plane is perpendicular to the rotational axis and in the other sidewall side of the tire. The forces are computed based on values obtained by the sensor measuring forces transmitted to the spindle from the tire at first and second positions. The first and second positions have different distances from the tire in the rotational axis direction.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for measuring uniformity and dynamic balance of a tire, comprising: a spindle rotatably supported in a rigidly-supported spindle housing, said tire being fixedly mounted on said spindle, said spindle being rotated when measurement is performed; and at least one piezoelectric force sensor mounted on a surface of said spindle housing, said at least one piezoelectric force sensor detecting a force generated by rotation of the tire as said spindle is rotated.

Abstract: There is provided an apparatus for measuring uniformity and dynamic balance of a tire, comprising: