Abstract: The apparatus (1) comprises at least two balancing rings (10) disposed in axial side by side relationship and coaxial with each other on the rotating body (13) to be balanced. The rings (10) are each unbalanced and rotatable with the rotating body (13), but can each be angularly rotated relative to the latter through positioning members. These members may comprise either a gear (29) that can be selectively engaged in rotation with peripheral toothings (28) of the rings (10) when the rotating body (13) is stopped, to bring the rings (10) to a relative angular position to which the situation of balance of the rotating body (13) corresponds, or locking elements to be selectively engaged with peripheral notches in the rings (10) to retain the rings (10) one by one while the rotating body (13) is rotated relative to the rings (10) through such an angle that the angular balance position is achieved.

Abstract: The apparatus (1) comprises at least two balancing rings (10) disposed in axial side by side relationship and coaxial with each other on the rotating body (13) to be balanced. The rings (10) are each unbalanced and rotatable with the rotating body (13), but can each be angularly rotated relative to the latter through positioning members. These members may comprise either a gear (29) that can be selectively engaged in rotation with peripheral toothings (28) of the rings (10) when the rotating body (13) is stopped, to bring the rings (10) to a relative angular position to which the situation of balance of the rotating body (13) corresponds, or locking elements to be selectively engaged with peripheral notches in the rings (10) to retain the rings (10) one by one while the rotating body (13) is rotated relative to the rings (10) through such an angle that the angular balance position is achieved.

Abstract: It is disclosed a device for axial stopping of a rotor, in particular an armature of an electric motor, for balancing machines, the device comprising a thrust unit having an abutment surface (8) adjacent to an end face (4b) of the support shaft (4) of the rotor (5) and adapted to exert on the end face (4b), a repulsive force which is able to keep an interstice (1a) between the abutment surface (8) and the end face (4b), the thrust unit comprising fluid-emitting means (9) suitable to form a layer of fluid between the abutment surface (8) and the end face (4b).

Abstract: The device comprises at least two annular balancing elements (10) each having an unbalance and disposed in axial side by side relationship and coaxial with each other on the rotating body (6) to be balanced. The annular elements (10) are rotatable with the rotating body (6) but can be angularly rotated relative to the body (6) during rotation thereof. For this purpose, at least one pair of nozzles (16) is provided for sending fluid jets, in particular air or cooling liquid jets, onto the annular elements (10) tangentially thereof, more specifically onto radial fins of the annular elements (10), to temporarily speed them up or slow them down with respect to the rotating body (6), until reaching of an angular position at which the resultant unbalance vector of the annular elements (10) compensates for the unbalance vector of the rotating body (6).

Abstract: It is provided a support and guide device for small machine tools, in particular for rotating-mass balancing machines, comprising: a base element (2), at least one moving element (3) in engagement with the base element (2), support elements (4) for the moving element (3), and drive members (5) controlling shiftings of the moving element (3), the support elements (4) comprising at least one elastically deformable thin sheet (7) oscillatably supporting the moving element (3), and the drive members (5) being active on the moving element (3) to shaft the latter against the action of the elastically deformable thin sheet (7).

Abstract: The process contemplates material removal from the surface of rotating bodies (11) by moving at least one milling cutter (5) along an arched trajectory (21) in a plane transverse to the axis of the bodies, so as to remove the material in the circumferential direction of the body surface and parallel to the axis of the milling cutter (5). This working can be carried out in addition to a vectorial milling. The trajectory (21) is obtained by composing two linear translations perpendicular to the milling cutter (5) by adjustment of the speed and the rotation direction of the motors producing such translations.

Abstract: The device comprises at least two annular balancing elements (10) each having an unbalance and disposed in axial side by side relationship and coaxial with each other on the rotating body (6) to be balanced. The annular elements (10) are rotatable with the rotating body (6) but can be angularly rotated relative to the body (6) during rotation thereof. For this purpose, at least one pair of nozzles (16) is provided for sending fluid jets, in particular air or cooling liquid jets, onto the annular elements (10) tangentially thereof, more specifically onto radial fins of the annular elements (10), to temporarily speed them up or slow them down with respect to the rotating body (6), until reaching of an angular position at which the resultant unbalance vector of the annular elements (10) compensates for the unbalance vector of the rotating body (6).

Abstract: The process contemplates material removal from the surface of rotating bodies (1) by moving at least one milling cutter (5) along an arched trajectory (21) in a plane transverse to the axis of the bodies, so as to remove the material in the circumferential direction of the body surface and parallel to the axis of the milling cutter (5). This working can be carried out in addition to a vectorial milling. The trajectory (21) is obtained by composing two linear translations perpendicular to the milling cutter (5) by adjustment of the speed and the rotation direction of the motors producing such translations.

Abstract: It is disclosed a device for axial stopping of a rotor, in particular an armature of an electric motor, for balancing machines, the device comprising a thrust unit having an abutment surface (8) adjacent to an end face (4b) of the support shaft (4) of the rotor (5) and adapted to exert on the end face (4b), a repulsive force which is able to keep an interstice (1a) between the abutment surface (8) and the end face (4b), the thrust unit comprising fluid-emitting means (9) suitable to form a layer of fluid between the abutment surface (8) and the end face (4b).

Abstract: A measuring apparatus (1) is provided which has two arms (8) connected to a protection casing (6) through fulcrums (9). Associated with the arms (8), externally of the casing (6), are feeler pins (10) adapted to come into contact with the workpieces (3) and, internally of the casing (6), sensors (11) for measuring the oscillations of the arms (8). Also provided are driving members adapted to exert at least one contact force and one release force tending to rotate the arms (8) in opposite directions and comprising at least one magnet (13) adjacent to the arms (8), magnetic locators (14) integral with the arms (8) and having active faces (14a) turned towards the magnet (13), and drive elements (15) adapted to selectively vary the magnet (13) polarities turned towards the magnetic locators (14).