| US 7,390,067 B2 | ||
| Apparatus and methods for wheel balancing via rotor drive keys | ||
| Lei Tong, South Bend, Ind. (US); Jon T. Beehler, Bremen, Ind. (US); James R. Bunton, New Carlisle, Ind. (US); and John R. Vance, Granger, Ind. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, N.J. (US) | ||
| Filed on Apr. 05, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/399,119. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0236076 A1, Oct. 11, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. B60B 19/00 (2006.01); F16D 55/36 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 301—6.2 [301/6.91; 188/71.5] | 17 Claims |
| 1. A balanced wheel to rotate around an axle, the wheel comprising:
a rim having an outer surface and an opposite interior surface mounted circumferentially around the axle;
a plurality of rotor drive keys mounted at the interior surface of the rim; and
at least one rotor drive key having a different weight than the other rotor drive keys.
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