Ultrasonic transducer socket assembly

An ultrasonic transducer socket assembly (10) simultaneously to tighten a bolt (18) and to measuring bolt load has a pole adaptor rigidly attached to a driving socket (16) to be used to engage and drive a bolt, the pole adaptor (20) having a stationary cylinder (38) mounted therein. A second cylinde...

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1. Verfasser: CARPENTER, MICHAEL S
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:An ultrasonic transducer socket assembly (10) simultaneously to tighten a bolt (18) and to measuring bolt load has a pole adaptor rigidly attached to a driving socket (16) to be used to engage and drive a bolt, the pole adaptor (20) having a stationary cylinder (38) mounted therein. A second cylinder (40) is rotatably and slidably received in the stationary cylinder (38) and has an ultrasonic transducer (36) pivotally mounted at one end that contacts the bolt (18) to be tightened when the socket (16) is engaged with the bolt (18). The rotating cylinder (40) and the transducer (36) are rotated approximately 180 degrees during engagement of the socket (16) with the bolt (18) to smear an even couplant layer between the bolt (18) and the transducer (36) to ensure consistent measurements of bolt load during tightening.