Method and apparatus for tool balancing
US5240358A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 27, 1990 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T409/304312
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and apparatus for balancing tools 16 is disclosed which may uniquely characterize a needed balance for each of the individual tools 16 and which may then store the needed balance conditions so as to use the balancing data upon every use of the individual tool 16. This balance is achieved, in one embodiment, by the movement of certain balancing objects 28 from a balance containment member 22 to cavities 26 within a balance reception member 24. Should the original balance condition falter, the apparatus and methodology of this invention allow the balance conditions to be updated, dynamically, and to be stored for later use.
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