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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 11, 2009
Applicant:
Marco Matteucci, Rio Saliceto, IT;
Inventor:
Marco Matteucci, Rio Saliceto, IT;
Assignee:
SICAM S.r.l., Correggio (RE), IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The balancing machine for balancing vehicle wheels includes a base frame for supporting a balancing shaft, which receives the vehicle wheel. A plurality of light sources are arranged in a ring around the balancing shaft, and a plurality of pattern generators projects images onto the side of the wheel to form reference points. The light sources are split into sectors, and at least one pattern generator is arranged between two sectors of the light sources. Laser pointers may be used as pattern generators.