Apparatus and method for indicating unbalance and controlling balancing of a body
Abstract
Abstract A LIGHT SPOT REPRESENTING AN UNBALANCE VALUE OF A BODY OF DIRECTION AND MAGNITUDE IS INDICATED ON THE SCREEN OF A CATHODE RAY TUBE AND IS POSITIONED ON THE SCREEN RELATIVE TO A REFERENCE POINT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SUM AND ANGULAR POSITION OF THE UNBALANCE. THE UNBALANCE VALUES OF DIRECTION AND MAGNITUDE ARE STORED. A LINE OF LIGHT IS PRODUCED ON THE SCREEN EXTENDING FROM THE REFERENCE POINT AND INDICATES THE INSTANTANEOUS POSITION OF THE UNBALANCE ON THE BODY. THE UNBALANCE OF THE BODY IS BALANCED AND THE LIGHT LINE IS ADJUSTED RELATIVE TO THE LIGHT SPOT BY ROTATING THE BODY. THE UNBALANCE OF THE BODY IS REMOVED AND THE LIGHT LINE IS REMOVED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REMOVAL OF THE UNBALANCE COMMENCING WITH THE REFERENCE POINT AND TOWARD THE CENTER OF THE LIGHT SPOT UNTIL THE LIGHT SPOT IS REACHED.
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- 👤 Paul Holdinghausen
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