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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 1991
Filed:
Nov. 01, 1989
Applicant:
Inventors:
Gordon E Hines, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Vernon J Burzan, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Leonard J Salenbien, Saline, MI (US);
Ronald W Anderson, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Assignee:
Hines Industries, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
73485 ;
Abstract
A tire balance audit apparatus with an improved tire support tool is disclosed. The tire support tool utilizes a plurality of jaw members, each driven radially by a ball screw, to engage, center and level an unbalanced tire about the centerline of an unbalance measuring device. The tire is supported solely through engagement of the bead of the tire with the individual jaw members.