公开(公告)号：US11982586B2

公开(公告)日：2024-05-14

申请号：US17704493

申请日：2022-03-25

Applicant: BALANCED ENGINEERING SOLUTION, LLC

Inventor： Eric L. Canfield ,  David M. Scribner ,  Scott J. Soma ,  Robert P. Alston ,  David A. Fenimore ,  Zoe Kane ,  Rachel Foster ,  Meer Gujral ,  Joseph H. Cottingham ,  Saahas S. Yechuri ,  Aron Sun ,  Ethan Reiland ,  Anish Sudini ,  Amish Saini ,  William Liao ,  Rohan Epur ,  Ryan M. Larue ,  Brandon T. Fanti

IPC: G01M1/28 ,  G01M17/02

CPC classification number: G01M1/28 ,  G01M17/022

Abstract: A method is provided for collecting measurement parameters related to imbalance forces of a tire/hub assembly of a vehicle during motion of the vehicle. An apparatus is removably attached to the tire/hub assembly of the vehicle via lug nuts of the tire/hub assembly. The apparatus includes a disk, a plurality of cup-shaped objects, and one or more inertial measurement units (IMU's) mounted to the disk. Each of the cup-shaped objects are rigidly fixed at one end to the disk and extend perpendicularly outward from the disk. The plurality of cup-shaped objects are arranged a fixed radial distance from a radial center of the disk in a pattern that matches the lug nuts of the tire/hub assembly. The one or more inertial measurement units (IMU's) are mounted to the disk and configured to measure parameters that are used for calculating the imbalance forces during motion of the vehicle.

公开(公告)号：US11287348B2

公开(公告)日：2022-03-29

申请号：US17221139

申请日：2021-04-02

Applicant: BALANCED ENGINEERING SOLUTION, LLC

Inventor： Eric L. Canfield ,  David M. Scribner ,  Scott J. Soma ,  Robert P. Alston ,  David Fenimore ,  Zoe Kane ,  Rachel Foster ,  Meer Gujral ,  Joseph H. Cottingham ,  Saahas S. Yechuri ,  Aron Sun ,  Ethan Reiland ,  Anish Sudini ,  Amish Saini ,  William Liao ,  Rohan Epur ,  Ryan M. Larue ,  Brandon T. Fanti

IPC: G01M1/28 ,  G01M17/02

Abstract: An apparatus configured to be removably attached to a tire/hub assembly of a vehicle via lug nuts of the tire/hub assembly is used to determine imbalance forces of the tire/hub assembly during motion of the vehicle. The apparatus includes a disk and a plurality of cup-shaped objects fixed at one end to the disk and extending perpendicularly outward from the disk. The plurality of cup-shaped objects are arranged a fixed radial distance from a radial center of the disk in a pattern that matches the lug nuts of the tire/hub assembly. The apparatus is mounted to the vehicle's tire/hub assembly by fitting the plurality of cup-shaped objects over the lug nuts of the tire/hub assembly. The apparatus further includes one or more inertial measurement units (IMU's) mounted to the disk to measure parameters that are used for calculating the imbalance forces during motion of the vehicle. A method for collecting measurement parameters related to imbalance forces of a tire/hub assembly of a vehicle during motion of the vehicle on a road surface by using the apparatus is also described.

公开(公告)号：US10969292B2

公开(公告)日：2021-04-06

申请号：US16557154

申请日：2019-08-30

Applicant: BALANCED ENGINEERING SOLUTION, LLC

Inventor： Eric L. Canfield ,  David M. Scribner ,  Scott J. Soma ,  Robert P. Alston ,  David Fenimore ,  Zoe Kane ,  Rachel Foster ,  Meer Gujral ,  Joseph H. Cottingham ,  Saahas S. Yechuri ,  Aron Sun ,  Ethan Reiland ,  Anish Sudini ,  Amish Saini ,  William Liao ,  Rohan Epur ,  Ryan M. Larue ,  Brandon T. Fanti

IPC: G01M1/28 ,  G01M17/02

Abstract: An apparatus configured to be removably attached to a tire/hub assembly of a vehicle via lug nuts of the tire/hub assembly is used to determine imbalance forces of the tire/hub assembly during motion of the vehicle. The apparatus includes a disk and a plurality of cup-shaped objects fixed at one end to the disk and extending perpendicularly outward from the disk. The plurality of cup-shaped objects are arranged a fixed radial distance from a radial center of the disk in a pattern that matches the lug nuts of the tire/hub assembly. The apparatus is mounted to the vehicle's tire/hub assembly by fitting the plurality of cup-shaped objects over the lug nuts of the tire/hub assembly. The apparatus further includes one or more inertial measurement units (IMU's) mounted to the disk to measure parameters that are used for calculating the imbalance forces during motion of the vehicle.