Balancing device for a rotating member and associated methods
First Claim
1. A method for balancing a vehicle drive shaft rotating member having an axis, the method comprising:
- disposing a vehicle drive shaft balancing mass positionable member at a first position about the axis of the vehicle drive shaft rotating member, wherein the vehicle drive shaft balancing mass positionable member has a substantially constant solid balancing mass;
disposing a selectively removable vehicle drive shaft balancing mass actuation device at a distance from the vehicle drive shaft balancing mass positionable member with said distance proximate said vehicle drive shaft rotating member, wherein the actuation device is operable for selectively generating a vehicle drive shaft balancing mass force, and wherein the vehicle drive shaft balancing mass force is operable for moving the vehicle drive shaft balancing mass positionable member substantially constant solid balancing mass from the first position to a second balancing position about the axis of the vehicle drive shaft rotating member;
selectively generating the vehicle drive shaft balancing mass force using the selectively removable vehicle drive shaft balancing mass actuation device; and
moving the vehicle drive shaft balancing mass positionable member substantially constant solid balancing mass from the first position to the second balancing position about the axis of the vehicle drive shaft rotating member,and removing said selectively removable vehicle drive shaft balancing mass actuation device from said vehicle drive shaft rotating member and said vehicle drive shaft balancing mass positionable member substantially constant solid balancing mass moved to said second balancing position.
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Abstract
A balancing device including a positionable member associated with a rotating member having an axis, wherein the positionable member has a substantially constant mass, and wherein the positionable member is disposed at a first position about the axis of the rotating member. The balancing device also including an actuation device disposed at a distance from the positionable member, wherein the actuation device is operable for selectively generating a force, and wherein the force is operable for moving the positionable member from the first position to a second position about the axis of the rotating member, thereby balancing the rotating member.
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1. A method for balancing a vehicle drive shaft rotating member having an axis, the method comprising:
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disposing a vehicle drive shaft balancing mass positionable member at a first position about the axis of the vehicle drive shaft rotating member, wherein the vehicle drive shaft balancing mass positionable member has a substantially constant solid balancing mass; disposing a selectively removable vehicle drive shaft balancing mass actuation device at a distance from the vehicle drive shaft balancing mass positionable member with said distance proximate said vehicle drive shaft rotating member, wherein the actuation device is operable for selectively generating a vehicle drive shaft balancing mass force, and wherein the vehicle drive shaft balancing mass force is operable for moving the vehicle drive shaft balancing mass positionable member substantially constant solid balancing mass from the first position to a second balancing position about the axis of the vehicle drive shaft rotating member; selectively generating the vehicle drive shaft balancing mass force using the selectively removable vehicle drive shaft balancing mass actuation device; and moving the vehicle drive shaft balancing mass positionable member substantially constant solid balancing mass from the first position to the second balancing position about the axis of the vehicle drive shaft rotating member, and removing said selectively removable vehicle drive shaft balancing mass actuation device from said vehicle drive shaft rotating member and said vehicle drive shaft balancing mass positionable member substantially constant solid balancing mass moved to said second balancing position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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