Dropping tower for dynamic testing of components has a carriage that can be coupled to an acceleration arrangement at the beginning of the acceleration path so that higher terminal velocity can be obtained

摘要

Vertical dropping tower (10) comprises a carriage (30), an acceleration arrangement (20) for the carriage and coupling arrangement for coupling and decoupling the carriage to the acceleration arrangement. The carriage is coupled to acceleration arrangement in the upper part of the dropping tower and falls under gravity in the lower part of the acceleration path.