Method and apparatus for balancing a rotor

Details Method and apparatus for balancing a rotor Method and apparatus for balancing a rotor

1976-04-16

1977-12-27

Goldstein, Herbert

Measuring and testing

Rotor unbalance

Tool and adjunct

29255, 29275, 81 5235, B25B 1900, G01M 132

Patent

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040647625

ABSTRACT:
A tool for inserting balance weights in a rotatable body such as a turbine rotor includes an elongated insertion rod having structure such as threads at one end for attachment to a balance weight. An elongated sleeve slideably surrounds the insertion rod and includes on one end a surface conformed to strike the balance weight when the sleeve is moved on the rod. By striking one end of the sleeve, the balance weight may be upset into a recess in the rotor. A method of using the tool is also disclosed.

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patent: 1746326 (1930-02-01), Tomkinson
patent: 1769591 (1930-07-01), McIntosh
patent: 2488001 (1949-11-01), Birk
patent: 2743837 (1956-05-01), Cook
patent: 3152391 (1964-10-01), Bjorn et al.
patent: 3519087 (1970-07-01), Santi
patent: 3769682 (1973-11-01), Carver

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