Wheel balancer using tire stiffness and loaded wheel/tire measurements
US6799460B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 20, 2000 |
| Grant date | Oct 5, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 4, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01M17/022
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A wheel balancer is provided that includes a shaft adapted for receiving a wheel/tire assembly and rotating a wheel/tire assembly removably mounted thereon, a motor operation connected to the shaft for rotating the shaft about its longitudinal axis, thereby rotating the wheel/tire assembly, a load roller for applying a generally radial force to the wheel/tire assembly during rotation so that loaded wheel/tire assembly measurements may be determined while the force is applied thereto and a control circuit. The control circuit is responsive the loaded wheel/tire assembly measurements and to a tire stiffness value to make a determination of a predetermined uniformity parameter.
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