With Balancing Provision Patents (Class 451/343)
  • Patent number: 11473571
    Abstract: A sealed refrigerant compressor (10A) accommodates an electric component (20A) and a compression component (30) in a sealed container (11). A crankshaft (40) included in the compression component (30) includes a main shaft part (41) and an eccentric shaft part (42). A main shaft part (41) is secured to a rotor (22A) of the electric component (20A). The rotor (22A) is provided with a balance adjustment means such as a balance hole (27), which adjusts an unbalanced load caused by the structure of the main shaft part (41).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: Panasonic Appliances Refrigeration Devices Singapore
    Inventors: Hironari Akashi, Kazuhiro Yokota
  • Patent number: 11092944
    Abstract: An integrated online dynamic balance terminal by 3D rapid prototyping includes a central tapered hole formed at a lower portion thereof, a plurality of identical balance cavities peripherally and spacedly formed on the integrated online dynamic balance terminal. Each two the adjacent balance cavities are separated by a cavity partition. The integrated online dynamic balance terminal further has a plurality of guiding channels indently formed on an inner peripheral surface thereof, wherein each of the four guiding channels communicates with a corresponding balance cavity through a corresponding trapezoidal hole. The integrated online dynamic balance terminal has a plurality of bored holes spacedly formed on an engagement surface. The integrated online dynamic balance terminal is configured from 3D rapid prototyping so as to form an integral one-piece structure, wherein some portions requiring high precision are arranged to undergo additional machining processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Inventors: XueSong Mei, XiaLun Yun, GeDong Jiang, ZunHao Zhang, Tao Tao
  • Patent number: 11053798
    Abstract: A trim balance device for a gas turbine engine having a rotatable shaft extending along a central longitudinal axis of the gas turbine engine includes a trim balance nut that is at least partially disposed about the rotatable shaft. The trim balance nut defines an aperture that extends from a first trim balance nut end towards a second trim balance nut end along the central longitudinal axis. The aperture being arranged to receive and seat a balance weight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Assignee: RAYTHEON TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
    Inventor: Christopher M. Juh
  • Patent number: 10422723
    Abstract: A fixture for testing stiffness of a vehicle wheel by measuring vibration of the wheel includes a base and a retention member. The retention member is integral to the base. The retention member defines a distal end including a distal diameter and a proximal end being proximate to the base and including a proximal diameter. The proximal end includes a plurality of studs extending upwardly therefrom for being received by lug apertures defined by the vehicle wheel thereby securing the vehicle wheel to the retention member. The distal diameter includes a ratio to the proximal diameter of between 0.6 to 0.8 to one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Superior Industries International, Inc.
    Inventors: Henry Lee Renegar, Chris Reynolds, Timothy Wayne Hood
  • Patent number: 9623530
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a precision CNC facing lathe, which comprises a facing head that has slide ways and a feed slide that is mounted in the slide ways on the facing head, wherein, a ball screw feeder that can drive the slide to move in radial direction and a dynamic balancer are arranged on the facing head. The dynamic balancer comprises weight blocks, a weight cable, fixed blocks, and pulleys. The lathe provided in the present invention can absolutely substitute conventional rack-and-gear driven CNC facing lathes, and can improve work piece machining accuracy and machining efficiency.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: YANTAI LUCHEN-SEAWOO CNC MACHINERY CO., LTD
    Inventor: Songjiang Tan
  • Patent number: 9505104
    Abstract: Provided is a balancing device for a rotating body defining a rotation axis and including a plurality of balancing heads aligned along the rotation axis, each balancing head including, balancing masses configured to be moved at least along a movement circumference to cancel out the unbalance of the rotating body; at least one motor configured to move said balancing masses independently of each other, the balancing masses belonging to different balancing heads being reciprocally distanced along the rotation axis; and unbalance detectors including a plurality of vibration detectors configured to measure the vibrations caused by the unbalances of the rotating body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: BALANCE SYSTEMS S.r.L.
    Inventor: Gianni Trionfetti
  • Patent number: 9505100
    Abstract: The rotation support bar (2) of a grinding tool (1) has a bendable hinge section (4) at the intermediate section thereof, and has a balancer (5) on the grinding stone tip (3) side. The hinge section (4) comprises two or more opposed pairs of grooves (4a) which have circular arc-shaped bottom surfaces and which are provided in the outer peripheral surface of the rotation support bar (2) so as to extend in the direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the rotation support bar (2). The grooves (4a) are provided at equal angular intervals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: KOBE STEEL, LTD.
    Inventor: Katsuhiko Ozaki
  • Patent number: 9368317
    Abstract: A rotating anode disk is balanced in a state where the rotating anode disk is mounted inside an X-ray tube. An adjustment device (54) balances the rotating anode disk in an operating state. The adjustment device includes at least a first plurality (72) of balancing elements (74) which are attached to at least one circular ring structure (76). The balancing elements each include a balancing portion (80) mounted to the circular ring structure via a bending portion (82). The bending portions are configured to be heated to a bending temperature to allow a radial pivoting movement (84) of the balancing portion from a first state (86) into a second state (88) caused by centrifugal forces upon rotation. A center of mass of the balancing portion is closer to a center (90) of the circular ring structure in a first state than the second state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Assignee: KONINKLIJKE PHILIPS N.V.
    Inventor: Marcus Walter Foellmer
  • Patent number: 9009946
    Abstract: A machining apparatus for grinding, milling, polishing or the like of a dental workpiece. The machining apparatus contains a machining tool, a housing to which the machining tool is mounted rotatably about an axis of rotation relative to the housing, and a holding device to which the housing is fixed. The housing is mounted yieldingly movably to the holding device in dependence on forces exerted on the machining tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Inventor: Heinrich Steger
  • Patent number: 8192254
    Abstract: A sander according to the present invention comprising a housing, a motor and a transmission mounted within the housing, a sanding plate mounted below the housing, a battery pack mounted at the rear end of the housing and a balancer mounted on either the housing or the sanding plate. The balancer includes a balance element disposed in the front part of the sander. The balance element is balanced with the battery pack, which solves the balance problem of the DC sanders known in the prior art while still providing a battery pack that can satisfy the power requirements of the sander.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Chervon Limited
    Inventors: Masatoshi Fukinuki, Gan Wei
  • Patent number: 8096854
    Abstract: A machine tool and a tool include an automatic balancing device, with a first balancing mass located such that it is movable relative to the shaft of the machine tool in all radial directions and in the circumferential direction, that may be started rotating via the rotation of the shaft, and that, during rotation, exerts a force on the shaft in the radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2012
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Juergen Wiker, Joerg Lemmel, Klaus Kuespert, Joerg Maute
  • Patent number: 7819724
    Abstract: A device for securing and guiding a hand-held tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2010
    Assignee: California Institute of Technology
    Inventor: Larry Edmonds
  • Patent number: 7510464
    Abstract: A vibration damping device has a rotation element connectable to a drive shaft in a frictional, nonpositive way and provided with at least one chamber filled with a material selected from the group consisting of a pourable material and a fluid material and capable of absorbing vibration energy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2009
    Assignee: Robert Bosch GmbH
    Inventors: Peter Stierle, Juergen Wiker
  • Patent number: 7284460
    Abstract: A weight 4 which is held by a weight holder 3 in a balancer has a pressing face 4b? which is pressed against a guide face 12a provided along the circumferential direction of rotation of the weight holder 3 by centrifugal force generated by rotation of a rotary body. When the rotary body rotates, the weight 4 which is pressed against the guide face 12a via the pressing face 4b? changes its position relative to the rotary body in the circumferential direction of rotation, whereby the weight 4 is disposed in a position in which it suppresses whirling motion of the rotary body. The guide face 12a and pressing face 4b? are inclined relative to the axial direction of rotation so as to tend to outward side in the diametrical direction of rotation as tending to one side in the axial direction of rotation. The weight 4 is pressed against a receiving portion 7a? by component of the centrifugal force, in which the component acts along the guide face 12a and pressing face 4b?.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2007
    Assignee: Akazawa Machine Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hiroaki Yamamoto
  • Patent number: 7270598
    Abstract: An orbital sander is provided having a number of novel features including a high speed permanent magnet DC motor having a relatively flat rpm versus torque curve. The sander includes an AC to DC power supply, a remotely located on/off switch operated by a switch actuator bar extending transversely through the housing enabling the operator to actuate the on/off switch by alternatively pushing opposed ends of the actuator bar. The orbital sander further includes a fan having non-uniformly spaced blades, eliminating the need for a conventional counterweight, and a dust outlet adapted to be alternatively connected to a dust canister or alternate size collector vacuum hoses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2007
    Assignee: Eastway Fair Company Ltd.
    Inventors: David Eric Dutterer, David G. Peot, Kenneth M. Brazell, Ernest Chandler Bostic, Michael Halbert McQuinn, Charles M. Wacker
  • Patent number: 7153199
    Abstract: The present invention generally comprises a counterbalancing assembly for a random orbital machine including an adapter and a counterweight. The adapter includes a recess and the counterweight is disposed in the recess and detachably fastened to the adapter. In some aspects, the counterweight is fully enclosed within the recess. The adapter is configured for connection to a drive means for the machine and for connection to an abrasive pad assembly. The drive means is rotatable about a first axis of rotation. The abrasive pad assembly is rotatable about a second axis of rotation disposed parallel to the first axis of rotation. The adapter and the counterweight are configured to substantially counterbalance portions of the abrasive pad assembly not disposed concentrically about the first axis of rotation and forces to which the abrasive pad assembly is subjected to during use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Dynabrade, Inc.
    Inventor: Bryan D. Decker
  • Patent number: 6974362
    Abstract: A balancing method and apparatus is used for dynamically balancing an out of balance condition in a rotating body caused by resistance forces acting tangentially to the body. A device having a rotatable component and automatic or dynamic balancing includes a housing, a shaft rotatably mounted in the housing, the shaft supporting the component near one end of the shaft, at least one counterweight fixedly mounted on the shaft and at least one automatically adjusting balancer mounted on the shaft. The automatically adjusting balancer includes one or more compensating masses contained to move about a path relative to the shaft to compensate for variable imbalanced forces acting on the component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2005
    Assignee: SKF Autobalance Systems AB
    Inventors: Hans Lindell, Joakim Jönsson, Volker Wendt, Paul Wierzba
  • Patent number: 6802764
    Abstract: A power tool comprising a drive shaft for driving a tool, a recess at a free end of the drive shaft, and a detachable securement flange having a securement section on a side facing the drive shaft is disclosed. The securement section is form-fitted for insertion into the recess of the drive shaft and comprises a flange section on the opposite side, wherein the tool comprises a respective securement opening which is adapted to the shape of the securement section of the securement flange for form-fit securement of the securement opening of the tool to the securement section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2004
    Assignee: C & E. Fein GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Hansjoerg Besch
  • Patent number: 6758731
    Abstract: An orbital sander is provided having a number of novel features including a high speed permanent magnet DC motor having a relatively flat rpm versus torque curve. The sander includes an AC to DC power supply, a remotely located on/off switch operated by a switch actuator bar extending transversely through the housing enabling the operator to actuate the on/off switch by alternatively pushing opposed ends of the actuator bar. The orbital sander further includes a fan having non-uniformly spaced blades, eliminating the need for a conventional counterweight, and a dust outlet adapted to be alternatively connected to a dust canister or alternate size collector vacuum hoses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2004
    Assignee: One World Technologies Limited
    Inventors: David Eric Dutterer, David G. Peot, Kenneth M. Brazell, Ernest Chandler Bostic, Michael Halbert McQuinn, Charles M. Wacker
  • Publication number: 20040082283
    Abstract: A balancing method and apparatus is used for dynamically balancing an out of balance condition in a rotating body caused by resistance forces acting tangentially to the body. A device having a rotatable component and automatic or dynamic balancing includes a housing, a shaft rotatably mounted in the housing, the shaft supporting the component near one end of the shaft, at least one counterweight fixedly mounted on the shaft and at least one automatically adjusting balancer mounted on the shaft. The automatically adjusting balancer includes one or more compensating masses contained to move about a path relative to the shaft to compensate for variable imbalanced forces acting on the component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2003
    Publication date: April 29, 2004
    Inventors: Hans Lindell, Joakim Jonsson, Volker Wendt, Paul Wierzba
  • Patent number: 6726546
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for deburring nonmetallic machined workpieces. A deburring material of sufficient hardness to debur nonmetallic workpieces without causing scarring thereto is rubbed against a workpiece to effect deburring. The deburring material has a durometer hardness and consequently a coefficient of friction whereby frictional engagement of a burr with the deburring material is stronger than the attachment of the burr to the workpiece and therefore the burr is removed as the deburring material is actuated and brought into contact with the burr. The deburring material can be, e.g., polyisoprene and may be mechanically actuated or actuated by hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2004
    Assignee: Zimmer Technology, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Christian, David J. Lucas, Charles R. Hileman, Buddy Kuczewski, Charles M. Williams
  • Patent number: 6572455
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for deburring nonmetallic machined workpieces. A deburring material of sufficient frictional engagement and hardness to debur nonmetallic workpieces without causing scarring thereto is rubbed against a workpiece to effect deburring. The deburring material has a durometer hardness and a coefficient of friction whereby frictional engagement of a burr with the deburring material is stronger than the attachment of the burr to the workpiece and therefore the burr is removed as the deburring material is actuated and brought into contact with the burr. The deburring material can be, e.g., polyisoprene and may be mechanically actuated or actuated by hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Assignee: Zimmer, Inc.
    Inventors: David A. Christian, David J. Lucas, Charles R. Hileman, Buddy Kuczewski, Charles M. Williams
  • Patent number: 6520845
    Abstract: A polishing apparatus comprises a polishing member that has a wide stable polishing range to perform effective polishing, even if a rotation axis moves away from the edge of a workpiece. A polishing member holder holds the polishing member, and a workpiece holder holds the workpiece to be polished. A drive device produces a relative sliding motion between the polishing member and the workpiece. At least one holder of either the polishing member holder or the workpiece holder is rotatable about a rotation axis and is tiltable with respect to other holder. Such one holder is provided with a pressing mechanism to stabilize orientation or desired posture of the one holder by applying an adjusting pressure to the one holder at a location away from the rotation axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2003
    Assignee: Ebara Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuto Hirokawa, Hirokuni Hiyama, Yutaka Wada, Hisanori Matsuo
  • Patent number: 6475066
    Abstract: An abrasion tool that is selectively configurable for spin or random-orbit without the need for a reversible motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2002
    Assignee: E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
    Inventor: Barton Panagian
  • Patent number: 6471453
    Abstract: Briefly, according to this invention, there is provided a balancing assembly for balancing a rotating member and the combination of a rotating member and balancing assembly. The balancing assembly includes an annular ring, a locking member and a cover. The annular ring has an opening for receiving the rotating member and at least one removable primary balancing weight and at least one removable secondary balancing weight. The locking member secures the annular ring with respect to the rotating member. The cover operatively contains the secondary balancing weight with respect to the annular ring and includes a connecting section for removably coupling the cover to the annular ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: Kennametal Inc.
    Inventors: John R. Winebrenner, Michael R. McCormick
  • Patent number: 6464572
    Abstract: A portable power tool is provided which has a rotating output shaft (13) journalled in two axially spaced bearings (15, 16). A working implement mounting device (19) and an anti-vibration balancing unit (20) are provided at a forward end (13a) of the output shaft (13). And an auxiliary balancer (26) is provided at a rear end (13b) of the output shaft (13) for dynamic balancing of rotating parts including a working implement (17) mounted on the output shaft (13) at operation of the power tool.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: Atlas Copco Tools AB
    Inventor: Anders Urban Jansson
  • Patent number: 6419443
    Abstract: A glass product machining apparatus comprises a grindstone rotatable around an axis by means of a motor, moving table movable under the grindstone in the cross direction of the grindstone, frame for supporting the grindstone for up-and-down motion, lift, guides, supporting arms, pressure cylinder supported on the frame, and dressing machine for dressing or truing the grindstone. The pressure cylinder serves to apply a fixed elastic load to the grindstone as the grindstone shifts its position upward. A glass panel is located on the moving table. The panel moves together with the table. When the panel passes under the grindstone, an outer peripheral surface of the grindstone is brought into contact with the surface of the panel with a fixed force of pressure by the pressure cylinder. The grindstone relatively moves along the curved surface of the panel as it grinds the panel surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2002
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshimasa Takenoshita, Hiroshi Saeki, Kuniaki Wakusawa, Motofumi Kuroda
  • Publication number: 20020072316
    Abstract: Disclosed are a balancing apparatus for a grinding stone to automatically adjust the balance of the grinding stone during the rotation of the grinding stone and a wheel grinder having the balancing apparatus. The balancing apparatus has a flange having a ring-shaped weight groove, a weight member received in the weight groove and a fluid filled in the weight groove. The weight groove is covered with cover. When the grinding stone rotates at high speed, the balance of the grinding stone is automatically adjusted by means of the weight member, thereby rapidly accomplishing the balance adjustment of the grinding stone. In addition, separate balancing process is not demanded after the dressing process due to the abrasion of the grinding stone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2001
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventor: Chong-Oak Kim
  • Patent number: 6341600
    Abstract: A mechanism for adjusting a rotational balance of a cutting machine, which comprises a spindle unit having a rotary spindle, a securing flange mounted on an end of the rotary spindle and having a tool-mounting portion along the outer periphery thereof, an annular cutting tool having a mounting hole that fits to the tool-mounting portion of the securing flange, and a holding flange for holding the cutting tool in cooperation with the securing flange, wherein at least two threaded holes are formed in the outer periphery of the holding flange or the securing flange in the radial direction, and balance weight screws each are screwed into the threaded holes so as to be moved forward or back.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 29, 2002
    Assignee: Disco Corporation
    Inventor: Nobuhiko Wakita
  • Publication number: 20010048856
    Abstract: A tool holder assembly 10 including a tool holder 12 having a balancer assembly 21 adapted to selectively provide improved unbalance compensation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2001
    Publication date: December 6, 2001
    Inventors: Stephen William Dyer, Brian Kent Hackett
  • Patent number: 6220945
    Abstract: A polishing apparatus comprises a polishing member that has a wide stable polishing range to perform effective polishing, even if a rotation axis moves away from the edge of a workpiece. A polishing member holder holds the polishing member, and a workpiece holder holds the workpiece to be polished. A drive device produces a relative sliding motion between the polishing member and the workpiece. At least one holder of either the polishing member holder or the workpiece holder is rotatable about a rotation axis and is tiltable with respect to other holder. Such one holder is provided with a pressing mechanism to stabilize orientation or desired posture of the one holder by applying an adjusting pressure to the one holder at a location away from the rotation axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2001
    Assignee: Ebara Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuto Hirokawa, Hirokuni Hiyama, Yutaka Wada, Hisanori Matsuo
  • Patent number: 6168506
    Abstract: A set of supports are advantageously disposed on a top plate having a polishing surface useful for polishing workpieces, thereby applying substantially uniform pressure to the top plate. In a preferred embodiment, the supports are non-isosceles triangular elements distributed evenly at 45 degree increments around a ring-shaped top plate. This structure effectively compensates for radial stress variations arising from non-optimum positioning of support points with respect to the inner and outer diameters of the polishing surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2001
    Assignee: SpeedFam-IPEC Corporation
    Inventor: Bob McJunken
  • Patent number: 6032313
    Abstract: A household appliance of the type in which a cleaning, polishing, or massaging effect is obtained by a rotating head or tool is improved by splitting the cleaning, polishing, or massaging head or tool into concentric or parallel multiple heads or tools arranged for coaxial or side-by-side differential motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Inventor: Koon Keung Tsang
  • Patent number: 5997387
    Abstract: A grinding wheel is for use in a grinding machine, and is attached on a wheel spindle of the grinding machine for simultaneously grinding at least two parts of a workpiece. The grinding wheel includes at least two wheel cores. Each of wheel cores has a disk-like shape. An abrasive layer is disposed on a circumferential surface of each of the wheel cores. A spacer portion is inseparably fixed on at least one of the wheel cores for keeping a space between the abrasive layers of the wheel cores. And a first labyrinth portion located on one of side surfaces of one of the wheel cores for forming a labyrinth seal with a second labyrinth portion arranged on the grinding machine. The number of separable parts of the grinding wheel are extremely decreased in consideration of imbalance of every part. The spacer portion is integral with at least one of the wheel cores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: Toyoda Koki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tomoyasu Imai, Ryouhei Mukai, Hideki Nagano, Koji Nishi, Hisashi Nakamura, Masahiro Ido, Yutaka Hayashi, Eiji Fukuta, Satoshi Yamaguchi
  • Patent number: 5810527
    Abstract: A rotary tool, in particular a high-speed milling or boring tool, has at least two balancing rings (17, 18) with a variable mass around their circumference mounted on the tool holder or tool body (1). Two concentric balancing rings (17, 18) whose position in relation to the axis of rotation (6) of the tool (1) may be adjusted are releasable mounted in the tool holder or in the tool body (1) and are supported in the radial direction (14) in the tool holder or tool body (1). A short rotary tool (1) is thus obtained with a simple support of the balancing rings (17, 18) in the radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 22, 1998
    Assignee: Kennametal Hertal AG
    Inventors: Horst Jager, Gebhard Muller
  • Patent number: 5746647
    Abstract: A sleeve flange type mounting device for mounting a grinding wheel on a spindle of a grinding machine consists of a sleeve flange defining a sleeve portion and a flange portion, a pressing plate fitted on the sleeve portion for clamping the grinding wheel on the flange portion, a cover fitted on the pressing plate, three balance weights received in a circular recess defined by the pressing plate and each having a first arc-shaped side abutting against a far wall near a circumferential periphery of the pressing plate and a second arc-shaped side abutting against a circumferential periphery of the cover, and a nut threadedly engaging an extremity of the sleeve portion and exerting a compressive force on the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 5, 1998
    Assignee: China Grinding Wheel Corporation
    Inventor: Shih-chung Huang
  • Patent number: 5688160
    Abstract: An apparatus for balancing a rotating body, in particular the grinding wheel of a grinding machine, comprises an assembly secured to the grinding wheel and rotating with it, with masses having an adjustable arrangement, electrical motors for controlling adjusting movements of the masses, and electrical circuits with a microprocessor unit. A transceiver terminal between a control unit and the rotating assembly provides a first contactless transmission channel for inductively coupling a fixed power source to the rotating parts, and a second contactless transmission channel for transmitting information in both directions. The second transmission channel may comprise optoelectronic devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1995
    Date of Patent: November 18, 1997
    Assignee: Marposs Societa' Per Azioni
    Inventors: Mario Pozzetti, Domenico Malpezzi
  • Patent number: 5676025
    Abstract: An apparatus for balancing a rotary member such as a grinding wheel has at least one balancing weight which is guided movably for varying its position with respect to the axis of rotation of the rotary member. The balancing position of the balancing weight is adjusted by means of at least one displacement device including an electric motor. The motor is arranged with its axis of rotary oriented radially with respect to the axis of rotation of the rotary member. The rotor of the motor can be supported by way of a thrust bearing against a main body portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 14, 1997
    Assignee: Gebr. Hofmann GmbH & Co. KG Maschinenfabrik
    Inventor: Eugen Lulay
  • Patent number: 5628676
    Abstract: An apparatus and method is disclosed for texturizing magnetic storage disks in which the vibration due to forces imparted by oscillating motion is greatly decreased. Typically, the oscillating motion is caused by an oscillating spindle assembly which is slidably mounted on a base. The disclosed apparatus and method utilizes a counter-balance slidably mounted to the base which is caused to move in an opposite direction to the oscillating assembly. The apparatus uses a mechanical linkage which includes a yoke attached to the oscillating assembly, and a pulley and cable arrangement, attached to the counter-balance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1997
    Assignee: Exclusive Design Company
    Inventor: Jon A. Hoshizaki
  • Patent number: 5549019
    Abstract: An apparatus for balancing the grinding wheel (2) of a grinding machine, comprising an assembly coupled to and rotating with the wheel and including masses (24, 26) the position of which is adjustable and electrical motors (28, 30) to control adjusting movements of the masses. The electrical connection between the motors and a survey and processing unit (16) including a power source (40) is provided by slip rings (48) and brushes (54). The brushes are fixed to a movable support (52). A spring (58) acts on the movable support to space the brushes apart from the slip rings. An actuator including, for example, electromagnets (60) acts on the movable support to perform the contact between the brushes and the corresponding slip rings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1996
    Assignee: Marposs S.p.A.
    Inventor: Carlo Cattani
  • Patent number: 5540615
    Abstract: An in-process rotary machine balancer which utilizes a plurality of vibration wave motors with unbalanced rotor members for positioning the unbalanced rotors to cancel a measured imbalance of a rotating machine. Each unbalanced rotor member is positioned in rotation with respect to a rotating machine component by activating a respective vibration wave motor to orient the plurality of unbalanced rotor members to a desired trigonometric configuration which balances the rotating machine part. Preferably, an off-the-shelf vibration wave motor is modified by affixing an eccentric mass to the rotor member which provides the corresponding rotary imbalance. Preferably, a pair of vibration wave motors are utilized on a rotating machine shaft such that their initial configuration offsets and balances each respective eccentric mass in order to determine the imbalance of a rotating shaft. Corresponding rotation of each unbalanced rotor member produces a corresponding opposite imbalance which balances the rotating shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 30, 1996
    Assignee: The Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventor: Syed Murtuza
  • Patent number: 5354186
    Abstract: A balancer arrangement for a rotating machine element employs a peristaltic pump which pumps a balancing fluid to respective balancing chambers via flexible tubing. In an arrangement which employs four balancing chambers, two peristaltic pumps may be employed to control the flow of balancing fluid between respective pairs of the chambers. The radial positioning of the peristaltic pumps is not fixed, but may be selected in response to specific characteristics of the application. In addition, the pump motors may be configured to drive the peristaltic pump rollers by operation of the rotation of the motor shaft, or the motor housing. The tubing along which the balancing fluid is conducted need not have a circular cross-section, and may be installed in a groove or cavity of the balancing arrangement so as to secure against centrifugal forces and prevent ballooning effects.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 11, 1994
    Assignee: The Board of Regents of the University of Michigan
    Inventors: Syed Murtuza, Luiz V. Boffi