Automatic and substantially permanent wheel balancing device
First Claim
1. A wheel balancing device comprising an annular tube body adapted for attachment to one side of a wheel, a multiplicity of separately formed relatively short tube segments disposed bodily within the interior of said tube body and adapted to circulate freely circumferentially therein and collectively filling a major portion of the volume formed by the interior of the tube body, and a multiplicity of relatively small ball elements disposed within the interior of the tube body and adapted to circulate freely therein and also adapted to circulate freely through the interiors of said tube segments, whereby the tube segments and ball elements may be distributed by centrifugal force during rotation of a wheel to which the device is attached for balancing said wheel.
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Abstract
A device installable on all sizes of vehicle wheels, such as automotive and aircraft, to automatically and substantially permanently compensate for wheel imbalance due to uneven tire wear, unbalanced tire construction, and other known factors which effect wheel balance. Centrifugal force activated, freely circulating weight components within the annular tube body of the device tend to remain at the balanced wheel positions when the wheel is at rest. The device is applicable to single or dual wheels and other rotating bodies subject to dynamic imbalance.
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- 1. A wheel balancing device comprising an annular tube body adapted for attachment to one side of a wheel, a multiplicity of separately formed relatively short tube segments disposed bodily within the interior of said tube body and adapted to circulate freely circumferentially therein and collectively filling a major portion of the volume formed by the interior of the tube body, and a multiplicity of relatively small ball elements disposed within the interior of the tube body and adapted to circulate freely therein and also adapted to circulate freely through the interiors of said tube segments, whereby the tube segments and ball elements may be distributed by centrifugal force during rotation of a wheel to which the device is attached for balancing said wheel.
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