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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7353610 | Wheel component centering system for vehicle service devices A system and method for centered mounting of a rotating body upon a spindle shaft. The system includes a set of double low-tapers cones arranged and identified according to size. A guide is provided to identify an appropriate cone from the set for a given rotating b... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7077006 | High-accuracy wheel spacer A high-accuracy wheel spacer is used in an off-vehicle wheel servicing machine. The servicing machine includes an elongated mounting shaft operatively connected to a drive motor and extending outwardly from a motor housing. A face plate is fixed to the mounting shaf... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7059056 | Wheel centering system for vehicle service devices A system and method for centered mounting of a rotating body upon a spindle shaft. The system includes a set of double low-tapers cones arranged and identified according to size. A guide is provided to identify an appropriate cone from the set for a given rotating b... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6928871 | Method and apparatus for centeredly clamping a motor vehicle wheel on a main shaft of a wheel balancing machine In a method and an apparatus for centeredly clamping a motor vehicle wheel on a shaft of a wheel balancing machine the wheel is first clamped on a centering cone member mounted on the main shaft and then a post-centering operation is effected wherein the wheel is at... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6084315 | System for operating a control device in a motor vehicle The invention relates to a system for operating a control apparatus in a motor vehicle. At least one input signal is applied to the control apparatus. The essence of the invention is that means are provided with the aid of which the control apparatus is a... | 07/04/2000 |
| 5656775 | Device for installing a tire-wheel assembly onto a wheel balancer A device for installing a tire-wheel assembly onto a wheel balancer comprises a rotating shaft of the wheel balancer for rotating the tire-wheel assembly, a wheel receiving member comprised of a disc-contacting portion and a cup-shaped base portion, a tap... | 08/12/1997 |
| 4924705 | Pendent-type wheel balancer A suspension-type static wheel balancer for do-it-yourself mechanics including an upwardly-sloping conically-shaped body both centering and supporting the wheel through its center hub aperture in a generally horizontal position under the lifting point. Th... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4448073 | Wheel balancing device The device described is designed to balance wheels and comprises a tripod, an element sliding vertically and mounted upon the tripod, a supporting element serving to support the wheel to be balanced and supported, in turn, in one instance, by the vertical... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4051733 | Wheel balancing instrument A pendently suspended instrument for indicating the balance condition of a generally horizontal centrally apertured wheel includes a wheel support member having an upwardly facing surface for engaging the bottom side of the wheel. An elongated tube extend... | 10/04/1977 |
| 4040300 | Pneumatic wheel balancing apparatus An upright post has a rounded bearing member at its upper end provided with a discharge port through which air, supplied at the lower end of the post, exits. A cylindrical bearing body is formed with a vertical bore extending therethrough so as to accommo... | 08/09/1977 |
| 4011762 | Wheel balancing apparatus An apparatus for balancing automotive wheels consisting of a horizontal support plate adapted to be disposed beneath the central wheel disc, a flexible cable affixed to the support plate to extend upwardly through the central hub aperture of the wheel dis... | 03/15/1977 |
| 3935748 | Universally tiltable balancing machine for inflated pneumatic tires A carrier for inflatable pneumatic tires is supported for tilting travel about a substantially vertical axis upon an arcuately spherical universal pivot resting upon a seat having a corresponding sphericity. The seat surmounts a pedestal, and the pedestal... | 02/03/1976 |
