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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 18, 2014
Applicant:
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Inventor:
John D. Overholt, Windsor, CA;
Assignee:
American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc., Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 1/32 (2006.01); G01M 1/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 1/32 (2013.01); G01M 1/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods for correcting a rotational imbalance of a shaft are disclosed. The methods include determining a rotational imbalance of an unbalanced shaft, determining an imbalance correction and mapping the imbalance correction to predetermined points on the shaft. The imbalance correction can be implemented through the addition of mass to or the subtraction of mass from the shaft.