Shaft balanced via magnetically distributed weighted particles and related machine and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10444105
APP PUB NO 20180038762A1
SERIAL NO

15228269

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The present teachings provide for a method of balancing a shaft. The method can include depositing a mixture of a liquid and ferromagnetic particles on a first surface of a shaft. The first surface can be disposed about a longitudinal axis of the shaft. The method can include rotating the shaft about the longitudinal axis at a first angular velocity. The method can include applying a first magnetic field distribution to the rotating shaft to move the ferromagnetic particles into a desired weight distribution about the first surface. The method can include solidifying the liquid to fix the ferromagnetic particles to the first surface in the desired weight distribution.

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AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING INCONE DAUCH DRIVE DETROIT MI 48211

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Giangrande, Holly A Troy, US 4 2
Gilmore, Curt D Fenton, US 32 588

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