Wheel balancer system with centering check
US6481282B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 16, 2002 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 16, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01M17/022
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A wheel balancer includes a method that provides a centering check for a wheel that is based on measuring wheel runout. The wheel is mounted on a spindle of the wheel balancer and runout measurements are taken. The wheel is remounted on the spindle and runout measurements are taken again. The wheel balancer has a processor that checks the differences in the runout measurements according to a predetermined threshold for proper centering. The wheel balancer can compensate for the difference in the runout measurements and can signal the user of the wheel balancer to remount the wheel.
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