Motor test mount with CG position adjustment

• US 6,431,535 B1
• Filed: 10/30/2001
• Issued: 08/13/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 10/30/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Ronald M. Volpe
• Original Assignee: Ronald M. Volpe
• Inventors: Volpe, Ronald M.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hail, III, Joseph J.
• Assistant Examiner(s): WILSON, LEE D
• Application Number:
  US10/013,058
• Time in Patent Office: 287 Days
• Field of Search: 269/47, 269/82, 269/83, 269/84, 269/17, 269/71, 188/72.7, 188/17
• US Class Current: 269/47
• CPC Class Codes: B25H 1/0007 for engines, motor-vehicles or bicycles

Abstract

A motor test mount apparatus comprises a mount cylinder having bearings fitted for supporting a bearing rod positioned for rotation within the bearings. A mount block and a capping screw each are axially and threadedly engaged with the bearing rod at opposing ends wherein the capping screw is adapted for drawing the mount block toward the mount cylinder upon rotation of the capping screw. A motor mounting plate is engaged with the mount block and is adapted for selective positioning in a mounting plane orthogonal to a rotational axis of the mount cylinder. A plurality of motor mounting arms are adapted for securing a motor to the motor mounting plate, whereby the center of gravity of the motor may be positioned on the rotational axis by adjustment of the mounting plate position in the mounting plane.

Claims

1. A motor test mount apparatus comprising:

a mount cylinder having bearing assemblies fitted therein at opposing ends thereof, the mount cylinder positioned for being supported at a fixed height above a supporting surface with a rotational axis of the mount cylinder parallel to said supporting surface;

a bearing rod positioned within the bearing assemblies and enabled for rotation therein;

a mount block axially engaged with the bearing rod at one end thereof in a threaded relationship adapted for drawing the mount block toward the mount cylinder;

a capping disk axially engaged with the bearing rod at an opposing end thereof in a sliding relationship adapted for drawing the capping disk toward the mount cylinder upon rotation of a capping screw threaded into the opposing end of the bearing rod;

a motor mounting plate engaged with the mount block, the motor mounting plate adapted for selective positioning in a mounting plane orthogonal to the rotational axis of the mount cylinder;

a plurality of mounting arms adjustably positionable on the motor mounting plate, each of the mounting arms providing a mounting tube adapted for receiving mounting screws for engagement with a motor such that the motor may be held fixedly to the mounting arms and whereby the center of gravity of the motor may be positioned on the rotational axis by adjustment of the mounting plate position in the mounting plane.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a friction disk mounted between the mount cylinder and the mount block.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a friction disk mounted between the mount cylinder and the capping disk.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 further comprising a first friction disk mounted between the mount cylinder and the mount block and a second friction disk mounted between the mount cylinder and the capping disk.

5. A motor test mount apparatus comprising:

a mount cylinder having bearing means fitted therein;

a bearing rod positioned for rotation within the bearing means;

a mount block and a capping screw each axially and threadedly engaged with the bearing rod at opposing ends thereof;

the capping screw adapted for drawing the mount block toward the mount cylinder upon rotation of the capping screw;

a motor mounting plate engaged with the mount block and adapted for selective positioning in a mounting plane orthogonal to a rotational axis of the mount cylinder;

a plurality of motor mounting means adapted for securing a motor to the motor mounting plate, whereby the center of gravity of the motor may be positioned on the rotational axis by adjustment of the mounting plate position in the mounting plane.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 further comprising a friction producing means engaged with the mount cylinder.