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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7234350 | Unbalance measuring apparatus A bearing 41 of a support portion 4 for rotatably supporting a shaft 11 of a rotating body 10 to be measured with respect to the magnitude of unbalance thereof is formed into a hollow U-shape and has formed therein an injection port 41... | 06/26/2007 |
| 5046361 | Method and apparatus for balancing rotatable members A method and apparatus for balancing rotatable members whereby a member to be balanced is rotated first in one direction about an axis at a selected speed and then is rotated in the opposite direction about the same axis and at the same speed. A sensor de... | 09/10/1991 |
| 4972712 | Mounting apparatus for mounting a rotary member on unbalance measuring machine A mounting apparatus for mounting a rotary member such as a motor vehicle wheel to a drive shaft of an unbalance measuring arrangement includes a stationary measuring spindle for rotatably carrying the rotary member bearings which are part of the rotary m... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4867878 | Liquid bearing for rotary apparatus A liquid bearing for use in rotary devices processing biological fluids is disclosed. The device has a stationary housing and a rotating cartridge. One end of the cartridge is rotatably connected to the housing. The other end is not directly connected to ... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4864859 | Method for dynamically balancing a mechanism having a high speed rotating component A method for balancing turbochargers or other high speed rotating equipment in which relatively large masses require balancing in two axially separated planes includes the steps of mounting the mechanism to be balanced in a test fixture so that the mechan... | 09/12/1989 |
| 4726690 | Balancing machine bearing support In a method of supporting the bearing of a bearing support structure during balancing of a rotor, the bearing and the rotor journal in the bearing are permitted to rotate about the vertical, and transverse axes of the rotor journal. A spring arrangement i... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4619142 | Emitted vibration measurement device and method A method and apparatus for measuring vibrational forces emitted by a reaction wheel assembly during rotation of its rotor includes a low mass carriage (12) supported on a large mass base (10). The carriage (12) is in the form of an octagonal frame having ... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4593564 | Equilibrating apparatus in particular for motor vehicle wheels In this equilibrating apparatus, the shaft 19 supporting the face-plate 20 for receiving the wheel is rotatively mounted in bearings 18 which are mounted in annular end parts 16, 17 of a tubular body 13. The median part 15 of the latter is fixed to the fr... | 06/10/1986 |
| 4545247 | Balance work support and chuck A balance support and chuck for use in an apparatus for performing work on workpieces such as automotive drive shafts, said work stations having a fixed headstock at one end and a laterally adjustable tailstock at the other end. The balance support and ch... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4543825 | Procedure for balancing of rotors without journals A procedure is described for the balancing of rotors without journals, as well as an auxiliary bearing arrangement used to accomplish the balancing of such rotors. Fluids function to separate the rotor being balanced from the journal exterior of the beari... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4480472 | Electronic wheel balancer for vehicle wheels A dynamic electric wheel balancer for measuring the imbalance condition in a vehicle wheel and indicating the position and correction weights required for balancing the wheel in one or two planes. The wheel balancer contains a rotating shaft in order to m... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4445372 | Balancing machine for bodies of rotation The balancing machine comprises a rotation shaft whereon the body to be balanced can be mounted, a supporting structure for the shaft, and a carrying member for the supporting structure, in the form of a resiliently flexible plate. Detector means are prov... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4445373 | Balancing machine and support structures usable therewith for measuring unbalance in a rotor A balancing machine and support structure usable therewith for measuring unbalance in a rotor. Each support structure of the balancing machine has a pedestal, a yoke, and springs interconnecting the yoke and pedestal. A pair of round springs are positione... | 05/01/1984 |
| 4297882 | Wheel balancer transducer mount with improved signal to noise ratio A transducer mount for a wheel balancer having a shaft and a drive belt which approaches the shaft from a given direction. A bearing block for the end of the shaft adjacent the drive belt is supported by a passive mount aligned with the given direction an... | 11/03/1981 |
| 4193305 | Vehicle wheel and tire balance testing machine A vehicle wheel and tire balance testing machine arranged with an unbalance sensitive member arranged along side the wheel and tire assembly, means to support the unbalance sensitive member so any unbalance forces generated upon rotation of the wheel and ... | 03/18/1980 |
