Device for measuring frictional force and film thickness of lubricating oil film in different surface velocity directions

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11768149-B2
Application number	US-202117402243-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 13, 2021
Priority date	Aug 13, 2020
Publication date	Sep 26, 2023
Grant date	Sep 26, 2023

Abstract

A device measures a frictional force and a film thickness of a lubricating oil film in different surface velocity directions. The device includes an experiment bench. A translation stage is mounted to the experiment bench, and is linearly movable. A main shaft system is mounted to the experiment bench. A glass disc is mounted to the main shaft system and is rotatable. An arcuate guide rail is disposed on the translation stage. A rotary base is mounted to the arcuate guide rail and is movable along the arcuate guide rail. A loading system is mounted to the rotary base. A steel ball of the loading system and the glass disc are movable relative to each other. A rotary bearing in the rotary base is configured to convert a frictional force generated from the relative movement to a pressure allowed to be collected by a pressure sensor on the rotary base.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device for measuring a frictional force and a film thickness of a lubricating oil film in different surface velocity directions, the device comprising a translation stage and a main shaft, wherein the translation stage is linearly movable under driving of a first driving device, the main shaft extends through the translation stage, a glass disc is fixed to an upper part of the main shaft, a lower part of the main shaft is driven by a second driving device to rotate, an arcuate guide rail is disposed on the translation stage, a rotary base is mounted to the arcuate guide rail and is movable along the arcuate guide rail, a loading system is mounted to the rotary base, a steel ball of the loading system and the glass disc are movable relative to each other, and a rotary bearing in the rotary base is configured to convert a frictional force generated from the relative movement to a pressure allowed to be collected by a pressure sensor on the rotary base.

2. The device for measuring a frictional force and a film thickness of a lubricating oil film in different surface velocity directions according to claim 1 , wherein the rotary base comprises a turnable positioning stage, a loading base, a turnable shaft, and a bidirectional translation stage, the turnable positioning stage is mounted to the arcuate guide rail by using rollers, a top is connected to the loading base by using the turnable shaft and the rotary bearing, the bidirectional translation stage is mounted to one side of the turnable positioning stage, the bidirectional translation stage is connected to the loading base by using a rod, and two pressure sensors are mounted to two sides of the bidirectional translation stage, the two pressure sensors comprising a first pressure sensor and a second pressure sensor.

3. The device for measuring a frictional force and a film thickness of a lubricating oil film in different surface velocity directions according to claim 2 , wherein the bidirectional translation stage comprises a body, two sliders are mounted in the body, the first pressure sensor is mounted to one of the sliders, the second pressure sensor is mounted to the other of the sliders, and a bottom of each slider is threadedly mated with a threaded rod that is manually adjustable.

4. The device for measuring a frictional force and a film thickness of a lubricating oil film in different surface velocity directions according to claim 2 , wherein four circular truncated cone rollers are mounted to a bottom of the turnable positioning stage, grooves of the rollers are mated with an upper edge of the arcuate guide rail, the rollers are slidable along the guide rail, and the four rollers are evenly distributed on left and right sides of the guide rail to form a V-shaped constraint fitting the arcuate guide rail.

5. The device for measuring a frictional force and a film thickness of a lubricating oil film in different surface velocity directions according to claim 1 , wherein the loading system comprises a loading support, a loading lever, fulcrum bearings, a loading adjustment rod, and the steel ball, the loading support is mounted to the rotary base, the two fulcrum bearings are respectively mounted in circular holes in the middle of the loading support, the loading lever extends through the fulcrum bearings to be mounted in the middle of the loading support, one end of the loading lever is connected to a servo motor, the servo motor is connected to the steel ball by using a rigid coupler, and a loading weight and the loading adjustment rod are mounted to an other end of the loading lever.

6. The device for measuring a frictional force and a film thickness of a lubricating oil film in different surface velocity directions according to claim 5 , wherein the loading adjustment rod is threadedly connected to a rear end of the loading lever, an adjustment guide block and a spring are mounted to a lower end of the loading adjustment rod in sequence, and a lower end of the spring is connected to the loading support by using a connector.

7. The device for measuring a frictional force and a film thickness of a lubricating oil film in different surface velocity directions according to claim 5 , wherein a weight support base is mounted to a rear end of the loading lever, a weight fixing rod is mounted to the weight support base, and a weight tray is mounted to the weight fixing rod.

8. The device for measuring a frictional force and a film thickness of a lubricating oil film in different surface velocity directions according to claim 5 , wherein one end of the rigid coupler is connected to the steel ball by using threads of a rod, an other end is connected to an output rod of the servo motor by using threads, and a main body of the servo motor is connected to a front end of the loading lever by using threads.

9. The device for measuring a frictional force and a film thickness of a lubricating oil film in different surface velocity directions according to claim 1 , the device further comprising an image capture system, wherein the image capture system comprises a displacement stage, a microscope support, a lens barrel bracket, a hand wheel, a focus wheel, a CCD, and a microscope, the displacement stage is mounted to a top of the microscope support, a support rod is mounted to the displacement stage, a support rod bracket of the microscope support is sleeved on the support rod and connected to the lens barrel bracket, the hand wheel and the focus wheel are mounted to the support rod bracket of the microscope support, and the CCD and the microscope are mounted in the lens barrel bracket to realize image observation and data transmission.

10. The device for measuring a frictional force and a film thickness of a lubricating oil film in different surface velocity directions according to claim 1 , wherein the first driving device is a screw rod and nut pair driving device, and the second driving device is a motor driving device.

Assignees

• Univ Qingdao Technology

Inventors

• Zhang Jianjun
• Lu Hewei
• Che Qinglun
• Zhang Jiahao
• Jing Zhaogang
• Liu Chenglong
• Guo Feng

Classifications

• G01N19/02 Primary

  Measuring coefficient of friction between materials {(testing of tyres G01M17/02; determinations of friction coefficient used in vehicle braking or traction control systems B60T8/172)} · CPC title

• G01B5/066

  of coating · CPC title

• G01N33/30

  for lubricating properties · CPC title

• G01M13/04 Primary

  Bearings · CPC title

• G01M13/021

  Gearings · CPC title