Method and apparatus for balancing a rotor

Measuring and testing – Rotor unbalance – Tool and adjunct

Patent

Rate now

  [ 0.00 ] – not rated yet Voters 0   Comments 0

Details

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

Patent

active

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.

REFERENCES:
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

LandOfFree

Say what you really think

Search LandOfFree.com for the USA inventors and patents. Rate them and share your experience with other people.

Rating

Method and apparatus for balancing a rotor does not yet have a rating. At this time, there are no reviews or comments for this patent.

If you have personal experience with Method and apparatus for balancing a rotor, we encourage you to share that experience with our LandOfFree.com community. Your opinion is very important and Method and apparatus for balancing a rotor will most certainly appreciate the feedback.

Rate now

     

Profile ID: LFUS-PAI-O-1032834

  Search
All data on this website is collected from public sources. Our data reflects the most accurate information available at the time of publication.