Wheel balancer with wheel rim runout measurement
US6336364B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 13, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jan 8, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01M17/022
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A wheel balancer has a shaft for receiving a wheel/tire assembly, a rotation sensor assembly for measuring rotation of the shaft about its longitudinal axis, a motor operatively connected to the shaft for rotating said shaft about its longitudinal axis, thereby to rotate the wheel/tire assembly, a vibration sensor assembly for measuring vibration of the wheel/tire assembly as the wheel/tire assembly is rotated, and a load roller for applying a generally radial force to the wheel/tire assembly during rotation of said wheel/tire assembly. Movement of the load roller is measured to determine loaded radial runout of the wheel/tire assembly while the force is applied thereto and a a tire stiffness value for the wheel/tire assembly is provided. A control circuit is responsive to the measured vibration of the wheel/tire assembly to determine wheel imbalance, and responsive to the determined imbalance, the measured loaded radial runout of the wheel/tire assembly, and the tire stiffness to determine the locations and magnitudes of correction weights to add to the wheel/tire assembly to reduce the vibration of the wheel/tire assembly when mounted on a traveling vehicle.
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