CA3255961A1 - AUTONOMOUS TIRE AND WHEEL BALANCING DEVICE, ASSOCIATED METHOD AND ROBOTIC AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM - Google Patents

AUTONOMOUS TIRE AND WHEEL BALANCING DEVICE, ASSOCIATED METHOD AND ROBOTIC AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM

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CA3255961A1
CA3255961A1 CA3255961A CA3255961A CA3255961A1 CA 3255961 A1 CA3255961 A1 CA 3255961A1 CA 3255961 A CA3255961 A CA 3255961A CA 3255961 A CA3255961 A CA 3255961A CA 3255961 A1 CA3255961 A1 CA 3255961A1
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tire
wheel
vehicle
wheel assembly
balancing
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Andy CHALOFSKY
Josh CHALOFSKY
Faron Schonfeld
Stephen Toebes
Nicholas Efthimiades
James Parker
Michael Earle
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Automated Tire Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01M—TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G01M1/00—Testing static or dynamic balance of machines or structures
    • G01M1/02—Details of balancing machines or devices
    • G01M1/04—Adaptation of bearing support assemblies for receiving the body to be tested
    • G01M1/045—Adaptation of bearing support assemblies for receiving the body to be tested the body being a vehicle wheel
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01M—TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G01M1/00—Testing static or dynamic balance of machines or structures
    • G01M1/14—Determining imbalance
    • G01M1/16—Determining imbalance by oscillating or rotating the body to be tested
    • G01M1/28—Determining imbalance by oscillating or rotating the body to be tested with special adaptations for determining imbalance of the body in situ, e.g. of vehicle wheels
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01M—TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G01M17/00—Testing of vehicles
    • G01M17/007—Wheeled or endless-tracked vehicles
    • G01M17/013—Wheels
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01M—TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G01M17/00—Testing of vehicles
    • G01M17/007—Wheeled or endless-tracked vehicles
    • G01M17/02—Tyres

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CA3255961A 2022-06-22 2023-06-22 AUTONOMOUS TIRE AND WHEEL BALANCING DEVICE, ASSOCIATED METHOD AND ROBOTIC AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM Pending CA3255961A1 (en)

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