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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 07, 1993
Filed:
Feb. 01, 1991
Applicant:
Inventors:
Heinz Ronge, Darmstadt, DE;
Werner Lehr, Modautal, DE;
Assignee:
Hofmann Maschinenbau GmbH, Pfungstadt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
29 3 / ; 3320312 ; 73146 ; 82-111 ; 82170 ; 279 33 ; 279126 ; 279133 ;
Abstract
In a method and apparatus for centering a rotary body such as a motor vehicle tire the rotary body is put into a centered position by means of a plurality of centering means which engage the circular periphery of the rotary body at distributed positions around the periphery thereof and which are acted upon by a centering force. The centering force acting on the centering means is set to be proportional to the diameter of the rotary body.