| US 7,373,733 B2 | ||
| Heavy machine and method for assisting in aligning a heavy machine | ||
| Udo Ganter, Freiberg am Neckar (Germany) | ||
| Assigned to Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG, Heidelberg (Germany) | ||
| Filed on May 25, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/440,823. | ||
| Application 11/440823 is a division of application No. 10/898050, filed on Jul. 20, 2004, granted, now 7,121,014. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2006/0213072 A1, Sep. 28, 2006 | ||
| Int. Cl. G01D 21/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 33—645 [33/613] | 10 Claims |
| 1. A method of aligning a heavy machine with a first movement system and a positioning aid, which comprises the steps of:
a) coarsely positioning the heavy machine with the first movement system on a base support or floor;
b) extending the positioning aid causing the first movement system to lose contact with the base support or floor and then
be floatingly mounted;
c) freely rotating and displacing the heavy machine on the positioning aid; and
d) lowering the heavy machine onto immovable adjustable feet upon a desired position of the heavy machine being reached.
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