CN110132739A - A kind of fretting fatigue testing normal load loading device and method - Google Patents

A kind of fretting fatigue testing normal load loading device and method Download PDF

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CN110132739A
CN110132739A CN201910443359.9A CN201910443359A CN110132739A CN 110132739 A CN110132739 A CN 110132739A CN 201910443359 A CN201910443359 A CN 201910443359A CN 110132739 A CN110132739 A CN 110132739A
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The present invention relates to a kind of fretting fatigue testing normal load loading device and methods.There are two parts to form for the loading device: fixed part and load loading section.It specifically includes: fine motion pad, the first grip block, the second grip block, load cell, load control screw, stop nut, Limit screw, location nut, stop nut, bushing, fixed plate, fixing bolt, inside fixed block, outside fixed block.The present invention, which is realized, carries out fretting fatigue testing on common fatigue tester.

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A kind of fretting fatigue testing normal load loading device and method
Technical field
The present invention relates to fretting fatigue testing fields, are a kind of micro- to standard specimen progress for laboratory specifically The loading device and method of normal load in dynamic fatigue test.
Background technique
Tenon coupling structure is widely adopted in aero-engine axial-flow type compressor, turbine and some other dynamic power machine. Fretting fatigue can accelerate the germinating and extension of the crackle at tenon connection position, the failure of acceleration means.The compressor of aero-engine Disk and blade titanium alloy manufacture is widely used, and titanium alloy is very sensitive to fretting fatigue.
It, need to be in labs fretting fatigue testing for the fretting fatigue characteristic of research material.Common single shaft fatigue examination The machine of testing can not apply normal load to standard specimen, therefore cannot be used directly for fretting fatigue testing.Currently, fretting fatigue testing Carried out by multiaxle fatigue experimental machine or applies normal direction to test specimen by increasing device on single shaft fatigue testing machine Load carries out test.The device for applying normal force in fretting fatigue testing at present is loaded by hydraulic loaded and loaded ring, The normal load that hydraulic loaded can apply is bigger, but due to being the left and right sides while loading, even control program It is difficult to ensure that the normal load of the left and right sides can be in the same size, therefore, test specimen is possible to be influenced to try by additional moment of flexure Test precision;Although and loaded ring load can overcome the problems, such as this, due to loaded ring, this body structure is too simple, Bu Nengshi Add very big normal load, and loaded ring is generally without axial restraint, so axial rigidity is smaller.
Summary of the invention
Technology of the invention solves the problems, such as: overcoming the shortcomings of in background technique, provides a kind of fretting fatigue testing normal direction Load charger and method realize the purpose for carrying out fretting fatigue testing on common fatigue tester.The present invention is comprehensive The advantages of existing two class device, while capable of applying larger normal load to test specimen, is realized unilateral further through mechanical structure Load avoids because load asymmetry brings additional moment of flexure to test specimen.
The technology of the present invention solution: a kind of fretting fatigue testing normal load loading device, comprising: test specimen (1), fine motion Pad (2), the first grip block (3), the second grip block (4), load cell (5), load control screw (6), fixed plate (7), limit Position screw rod (8), outside fixed block (10), inside fixed block (11), stop nut (12), axle sleeve (13), is consolidated stop nut (9) Determine screw rod (14) and location nut (15).Outside fixed block (10) and inside fixed block (11) are under bolt effect by entire normal direction Load charger is fixed on the column of fatigue tester two sides, and inside fixed block (11) is connected and fixed screw rod (14), solid The corresponding position of fixed board (7) is provided with threaded hole for being connected and fixed screw rod (14).Limit screw is used between the fixed plate (7) of two sides (8) couple, location nut (15) is mounted on Limit screw (8), is provided with through-hole in the corresponding position of fixed plate (7), is positioned spiral shell The effect of female (15) is to position to the fixed plate on right side (7), and stop nut (9) and location nut (15) clamp right side together Fixed plate (7), to achieve the effect that fixed.Second grip block is provided with threaded hole on the right side of (4), by screw by force-measuring sensing Device (5) is mounted on the second grip block (4).Load control screw (6) passes through the threaded hole on the first grip block (3) right side plate Afterwards, nut (12) are loosened in installation, are withstood on load cell (5) later.In the first grip block (3) and the second grip block (4) Corresponding position is provided with through-hole, so that Limit screw (8) passes through, thus, whole device is just capable of fixing in fatigue tester two sides Column on.Rectangular channel is provided in advance on the left plate and the second grip block (4) of the first grip block (3) for installing fine motion It pads (2);In test, fretting fatigue normal load is applied by load control screw (6).In the first grip block (3), the second folder Increase axle sleeve (13) between plate (4) and Limit screw (8) is held, plays the role of reducing abrasion.
The fretting fatigue normal load loading device can pass through change fine motion pad according to the difference of specific requirements Geometry, size realize different fine motion pair forms.
The fretting fatigue normal load loading device can be installed to by the standing screw of replacement different length On the fatigue tester of different model.
A kind of fretting fatigue testing normal load loading method of the present invention, comprising the following steps:
The first step, during the test, fretting fatigue normal force are applied by load control screw (6), load cell (5) it is fixed on the second grip block (4), by tightening load control screw (6), load control screw (6) can first withstand on dynamometry On sensor (5), under the action of Limit screw (8), load cell (5) moves downward together with the second grip block (4), directly Fine motion pad (2) on to the second grip block (4) is contacted with test specimen (1), plays positioning action.The second grip block (4) does not exist later Movement.
Second step, continue to tighten (6) meeting of load control screw later so that the first grip block (3) integrally move right, try Fine motion pad (2) on the left of part (1) can be also pressed on test specimen.
Third step continues to tighten load control screw (6), and the fine motion pad (2) of two sides can be compressed with certain load In the two sides of test specimen (1), achieve the purpose that apply normal load.After reaching expected normal load, stop nut is tightened (12), it can be realized during the test the reduction for preventing normal load caused by thread looseness.Load cell (5) can be outer As soon as joining a registration display, the size variation of normal force can be continued to monitor during the experiment.
Advantage is the present invention compared with prior art:
(1) since first fixation does not ensure that pair positioned at two fine motion pads to test specimen on the collet up and down of fatigue tester Title center makes test specimen be bent by asymmetric load.It is avoided that such case in the present invention, is utilizing load tune Fine motion pad can symmetrically navigate to the two sides of test specimen automatically during section screw application normal load.
(2) the configuration of the present invention is simple can apply biggish normal load.It is capable of fixing on fatigue tester, it is axial rigid Degree is big.With wide applicability, the fatigue tester of different model can be used for.
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Fig. 1 is loading device overall structure main view of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is loading device overall structure equal axes axonometric drawing of the present invention;
Fig. 3 is the equal axes axonometric drawing of the first grip block in loading device of the present invention.
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Invention is described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings and embodiments.
Firstly, whole device needs to fix by the column of fatigue tester two sides with fatigue tester.
As shown in Figure 1-3, the entire fretting fatigue normal load loading device of the present invention is divided into two parts: fixed part and Load loading section;
Load loading section includes fine motion pad 2, the first grip block 3, the second grip block 4, load cell 5, load control Screw 6, stop nut 12 and axle sleeve 13.Fine motion pad 2 can be tested according to different needs and be needed replacing.First grip block, 3 Fig. 3 by For two pieces of left and right plate by four bar connections, the right side opening of the plate on the left side is fluted for placing fine motion pad 2, the plate on the right It is provided with tapped through hole and adjusts screw 6 for installed load, load control screw 6 withstands on load cell 5 after passing through tapped through hole On, load cell 5 is screwed on the right side of the second grip block 4, and the left side of the second grip block 4 is also provided with groove for pacifying Fill fine motion pad 2.Through-hole is provided on the corresponding position of the first grip block 3 and the second grip block 4, Limit screw 8 is logical across these Hole is fixed in the fixed plate 7 of two sides, to limit the displacement of load loading section, allowable load loading section is in normal direction side The direction x movement i.e. in Fig. 1 upwards.
Fixed part is by fixed plate 7, Limit screw 8, stop nut 9, outside fixed block 10, inside fixed block 11, fixation Screw rod 14 and location nut 15 form.Respectively there are one piece of fixed plate 7 in two sides, and the effect of fixed plate 7 is to support Limit screw 8.According to Load loading section is supported by Limit screw 8.So Limit screw is mainly in the gravity and test by load loading section The effect of normal load frictional force caused by contact area, the two power are all the directions y in i.e. Fig. 1 of vertical direction.Institute With need to check Limit screw 8 by it is curved when intensity.The effect of location nut 15 is positioned to the fixed plate 7 on right side, and spiral shell is limited Mother 9 and location nut 15 clamp the fixed plate 7 on right side, to play the role of the fixed plate 7 on fixed right side.In the left and right sides The corresponding position of fixed plate 7 is provided with tapped through hole, and the corresponding position of interior fixed block 11 is equipped with stepped hole for installing standing screw 14, standing screw 14 passes through stepped hole and is assembled in the tapped through hole in fixed plate 7.Finally, 10 He of outside fixed block of two sides Entire normal load loading device is fixed on the column of fatigue tester two sides by inside fixed block 11 under bolt effect.
It during the test, first will be on the collet up and down of 1 clamping of test specimen to fatigue tester.Load, which is applied through, tightens Load control screw 6, load control screw 6 can first be withstood on load cell 5, and the second grip block 4 is driven to move downward, until After the fine motion pad 2 on right side is contacted with test specimen 1, the second grip block 4 is no longer moved, and plays the effect of positioning.It then proceedes to tighten load Lotus adjusts screw 6, and under the action of screw thread, the first grip block 3 can be moved right, until the fine motion pad 2 in left side is also pressed on examination On part 1, continue to tighten load control nut 6, the fine motion pad 2 of two sides can be pressed on test specimen two with the normal load of a certain numerical value Side.After size needed for reaching test in normal load, stop nut 12 is tightened.Load cell 5 external connection, one display, The size of normal load can be monitored.Stop nut 12 can ensure that normal direction will not be led to because of thread looseness during the test The reduction of load.
To reduce the abrasion between the first grip block 3, the second grip block 4 and Limit screw 8, in the first grip block 3 and the Increase axle sleeve 13 between the through-hole and Limit screw 8 of two grip blocks 4.
After the end of the test, stop nut 12 is first unclamped, then unscrews load control screw 6,5 external connection of load cell is shown Show that device registration is reduced to after 0, continues to unclamp load control screw 6, the first grip block 3 can move downward, in the first grip block 3 After moving downward a distance, just there are enough spaces to take out test specimen.
Non-elaborated part of the present invention belongs to techniques well known.
The above, part specific embodiment only of the present invention, but scope of protection of the present invention is not limited thereto, appoints In the technical scope disclosed by the present invention, any changes or substitutions that can be easily thought of, should all cover by what those skilled in the art Within protection scope of the present invention.

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1. a kind of fretting fatigue testing normal load loading device characterized by comprising test specimen (1), fine motion pad (2), first Grip block (3), the second grip block (4), load cell (5), load control screw (6), fixed plate (7), Limit screw (8), Stop nut (9), outside fixed block (10), inside fixed block (11), stop nut (12), axle sleeve (13), standing screw (14) With location nut (15);Outside fixed block (10) and inside fixed block (11), which load entire normal load under bolt effect, to be filled It sets and is fixed on the column of fatigue tester two sides, inside fixed block (11) is connected and fixed screw rod (14), pair in fixed plate (7) Position is answered to be provided with threaded hole for being connected and fixed screw rod (14);Coupled between the fixed plate (7) of two sides with Limit screw (8), it is fixed Position nut (15) is mounted on Limit screw (8), is provided with through-hole, the work of location nut (15) in the corresponding position of fixed plate (7) Be give the fixed plate on right side (7) positioning, and stop nut (9) and location nut (15) clamp together on the right side of fixed plate (7), It is fixed to achieve the effect that;Second grip block is provided with threaded hole on the right side of (4), is installed load cell (5) by screw On the second grip block (4);After load control screw (6) passes through the threaded hole on the first grip block (3) right side plate, install locking Nut (12) is withstood on later on load cell (5);It is provided in the corresponding position of the first grip block (3) and the second grip block (4) Through-hole, so that Limit screw (8) passes through, thus, whole device is just capable of fixing on the column of fatigue tester two sides;? Rectangular channel is provided on the left plate and the second grip block (4) of first grip block (3) in advance for installing fine motion pad (2);It is testing In, fretting fatigue normal load is applied by load control screw (6), in the first grip block (3), the second grip block (4) and limit Increase axle sleeve (13) between position screw rod (8), plays the role of reducing abrasion.
2. a kind of fretting fatigue testing normal load loading device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: according to specific The difference of demand, by changing the geometry of fine motion pad, size realizes different fine motion pair forms.
3. a kind of fretting fatigue testing normal load loading device according to claim 1, it is characterised in that: pass through replacement The standing screw of different length, is installed on the fatigue tester of different model.
4. a kind of fretting fatigue testing normal load loading method, which comprises the following steps:
The first step, during the test, fretting fatigue normal force are applied by load control screw (6), and load cell (5) is solid It is scheduled on the second grip block (4), by tightening load control screw (6), load control screw (6) can first withstand on load cell (5) on, under the action of Limit screw (8), load cell (5) moves downward together with the second grip block (4), until second Fine motion pad (2) on grip block (4) is contacted with test specimen (1), plays positioning action, and the second grip block (4) no longer moves later;
Second step continues to tighten load control screw (6) and the first grip block (3) is integrally moved right, on the left of test specimen (1) Fine motion pad (2) can be also pressed on test specimen;
Third step continues to tighten load control screw (6), and the fine motion pad (2) of two sides can be pressed on examination with certain load The two sides of part (1) achieve the purpose that apply normal load;After reaching expected normal load, stop nut (12), energy are tightened Enough to realize the reduction for preventing normal load caused by thread looseness during the test, load cell (5) can be external connection one Registration display can continue to monitor the size variation of normal force during the experiment.
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