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Title: Ball mounting fixture for a roundness gage

Abstract

A ball mounting fixture for a roundness gage is disclosed. The fixture includes a pair of chuck assemblies oriented substantially transversely with respect to one another and mounted on a common base. Each chuck assembly preferably includes a rotary stage and a wobble plate affixed thereto. A ball chuck affixed to each wobble plate is operable to selectively support a ball to be measured for roundness, with the wobble plate permitting the ball chuck to be tilted to center the ball on the axis of rotation of the rotary stage. In a preferred embodiment, each chuck assembly includes a vacuum chuck operable to selectively support the ball to be measured for roundness. The mounting fixture enables a series of roundness measurements to be taken with a conventional rotating gagehead roundness instrument, which measurements can be utilized to determine the sphericity of the ball.

Inventors:
 [1];  [1]
  1. Los Alamos, NM
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
864781
Patent Number(s):
US 4414748
Assignee:
Unites States of America as represented by Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-36
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
ball; mounting; fixture; roundness; gage; disclosed; pair; chuck; assemblies; oriented; substantially; transversely; respect; mounted; common; base; assembly; preferably; rotary; stage; wobble; plate; affixed; thereto; operable; selectively; support; measured; permitting; tilted; center; axis; rotation; preferred; embodiment; vacuum; enables; series; measurements; conventional; rotating; gagehead; instrument; utilized; determine; sphericity; preferred embodiment; mounting fixture; ball mount; oriented substantially; roundness gage; substantially transversely; common base; fixed thereto; ball mounting; /33/269/

Citation Formats

Gauler, Allen L, and Pasieka, Donald F. Ball mounting fixture for a roundness gage. United States: N. p., 1983. Web.
Gauler, Allen L, & Pasieka, Donald F. Ball mounting fixture for a roundness gage. United States.
Gauler, Allen L, and Pasieka, Donald F. 1983. "Ball mounting fixture for a roundness gage". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864781.
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title = {Ball mounting fixture for a roundness gage},
author = {Gauler, Allen L and Pasieka, Donald F},
abstractNote = {A ball mounting fixture for a roundness gage is disclosed. The fixture includes a pair of chuck assemblies oriented substantially transversely with respect to one another and mounted on a common base. Each chuck assembly preferably includes a rotary stage and a wobble plate affixed thereto. A ball chuck affixed to each wobble plate is operable to selectively support a ball to be measured for roundness, with the wobble plate permitting the ball chuck to be tilted to center the ball on the axis of rotation of the rotary stage. In a preferred embodiment, each chuck assembly includes a vacuum chuck operable to selectively support the ball to be measured for roundness. The mounting fixture enables a series of roundness measurements to be taken with a conventional rotating gagehead roundness instrument, which measurements can be utilized to determine the sphericity of the ball.},
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url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/864781}, journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983},
month = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983}
}