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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 09, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2002
Alberto Caorle, Marano Vicentino, IT;
Onstruzioni Meccaniche Caorle S.p.A., Vicenza, IT;
Abstract
A brake disk turning device accommodates runout using a front flange coupled to an adapter connected to the brake hub, and a rear flange fixed to a chuck of a lathe for turning the disk. Spacing adjusters are at equal intervals around the flanges for individually adjusting a spacing between the flanges at each interval to tilt the front flange with respect to the rear flange to accommodate the runout. Each adjuster has a toothed wheel and a retractable pin movable by an actuator to intercept the wheel to incrementally rotate the wheel during rotation of the flanges. A pinion connected to the wheel is meshed with a gear. Annular grooves with varying depth are provided between the gear and the front flange with balls therein for adjusting the spacing between the gear and front flange ( ) depending on their rotation position.