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A machine for testing ball joints, elastomer bushings or other parts has a pair of mutually rotated gimbals attached to the outer shell or element for applying rotational displacements about two axes and a linear input attached to the inner element to apply a force along another axis. Each axis inpu

A machine for testing ball joints, elastomer bushings or other parts has a pair of mutually rotated gimbals attached to the outer shell or element for applying rotational displacements about two axes and a linear input attached to the inner element to apply a force along another axis. Each axis input is effected by a linear actuator and the gimbal inputs are specially designed to assure accurate independent control without parasitic motion between the inputs. Force and displacement transducers monitor each axis to provide feedback signals to control circuits. A heat chamber including the gimbal assembly has hot air applied from an external source through a hollow gimbal hub to hold the test specimen at a desired temperature.

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A testing machine for multi-axis fatigue testing of a component having inner and outer elements subject to linear and rotational forces about different axes comprising a base, first, second and third hydraulic actuators secured to the base, hydraulic pressure means and control means coupled to the a

A testing machine for multi-axis fatigue testing of a component having inner and outer elements subject to linear and rotational forces about different axes comprising a base, first, second and third hydraulic actuators secured to the base, hydraulic pressure means and control means coupled to the actuators for controlled operation of the actuators, gimbal means comprising first and second gimbals mounted on the base and interconnected for rotation about mutually perpendicular axes, the first gimbal having means for attachment to one of the elements, means for substantially independently coupling the first and second actuators to the first and second gimbals respectively so that each actuator effects rocking movement of one gimbal without inputting torque about the axis of the other gimbal, and means for attaching the third actuator to the other of the elements, whereby the three actuators independently and controllably apply loads to the component about three axes of motion.