A method for forming a shaft assembly includes: providing a shaft structure, the shaft structure comprising a shaft and a universal joint member that is coupled to an end of the shaft; inserting a weight member to the shaft structure to form an intermediate assembly, the weight member being formed at least partly from a liquid resin, the intermediate assembly having an initial rotational unbalance; rotating the intermediate assembly about a longitudinal axis of the shaft structure to re-distribute a least a portion of the weight member circumferentially about the shaft structure to at least partly attenuate the initial rotational unbalance; and curing the liquid resin while rotating the intermediate assembly to fix the re-distributed portion of the weight member to the shaft structure to thereby form a balance weight that at least partly attenuates the initial rotational unbalance. A shaft assembly is also provided.

A damped propshaft assembly with a hollow shaft and a tuned damper, which is received in the hollow shaft and includes a liner and a damping member. The liner's mass and stiffness are tuned to attenuate one or more of a bending mode vibration and a torsion mode vibration that occurs at a first predetermined frequency. The liner is not configured to substantially damp shell mode vibration that occurs at a frequency that is not equal to the first predetermined frequency. The damping member is coupled to the liner and is configured to primarily attenuate shell mode vibration in the hollow shaft at one or more desired frequencies. The tuned damper attenuates the at least one of the bending moment vibration and the torsion mode vibration at the first predetermined frequency and also attenuates shell mode vibration. A method for forming a damped propshaft assembly is also provided.

The invention relates to tooling for balancing a turbine engine module (10) in a balancing machine, said module having at least one stator housing (14) and a rotor (16) having a shaft (18) with a longitudinal axis A and at least one blade stage (20) surrounded by said stator housing (14), said tooling having at least a balancing frame (14), having rotor (16) guide bearings, first and second means (30, 32) designed to be attached to said stator housing (14), third and fourth means (34, 36) provided on said frame (24), to attach said first and second means (30, 32) to said frame, fifth means for transporting the frame (24), and sixth means (84, 94) for supporting the frame, provided on said frame (24) and cooperating equally well with the balancing machine and with the fifth means for transporting the frame (24).

A ring has a ring body with a central portion surrounding an axis and extending to first and second opposing ends separated by a split. The central portion has a first axial thickness. At least one retaining feature is formed on the ring body, the at least one retaining feature having a second axial thickness greater than the first axial thickness. An assembly and a gas turbine engine are also disclosed.

An oscillating power tool with an electric motor is provided, including an armature shaft with an armature and a fan wheel, including an eccentric arranged on the armature shaft at one end thereof, a first balancing mass for balancing an unbalance of the eccentric and possibly an eccentric bearing, being arranged in the proximity of the eccentric or the eccentric bearing, respectively, however, at an axial distance, further including a second balancing mass for balancing a couple unbalance caused by the axial distance between the eccentric and the eccentric bearing, respectively, and the first balancing weight, wherein the second balancing mass is arranged on the armature shaft at the side facing away from the eccentric or the eccentric bearing. Also a method for balancing such an electric motor is provided.

Systems and methods are disclosed for aircraft wheels and brakes systems for use in, for example, an aircraft. In this regard, a damper for an axle may comprise a solid body defined by a cylindrical outside diameter (OD) surface and an elliptical inner surface configured to be inserted into a bore of the axle, the elliptical inner surface defining a void. The damper may comprise a varying thickness between the OD surface and the elliptical inner surface, the varying thickness including a minimum thickness along a major axis of the inner surface and a maximum thickness along a minor axis of the inner surface. The varying thickness may help to decouple a bending mode along the minor axis from the bending mode along the major axis.

A dynamic damper for a drive shaft may include a mass part fixed to the drive shaft, and a clamping band fixing the mass part to the drive shaft, to attenuate vibration and noise of the drive shaft, in which the clamping band may include a metallic inner banding member disposed on an outer surface of the drive shaft to correct a decrease in damping frequency when a temperature is increased, and an annular outer banding member disposed outside the inner banding member and pressing the inner banding member against the drive shaft to increase rigidity of the damper when the temperature is increased.

Described herein are driveshafts with balance weights welded thereon and methods of manufacturing the same. The paint is removed from the driveshaft before the balance weight is welded thereon. The paint removal and welding can be incorporated into the balancing process and equipment. The invention also relates to driveshaft balancing equipment incorporating one of or both of paint removal capabilities or welding capabilities.

A method for dynamically balancing an unbalanced article about a rotary axis. The method includes determining a mass and a position of a corrective weight, the mass and position of the corrective weight being configured to at least partly correct an imbalance in the unbalanced article that is generated when the unbalanced article is rotated about the rotary axis; and spraying an atomized liquid or molten material toward a surface of the unbalanced article to form the corrective weight.

A method of reducing vibration in a rotary system (120, 130, 140) of a watercraft, for example a cargo ship (100), comprising balancing said rotary system (120, 130, 140), characterized by providing a rotational element (300, 302-306) comprising a chamber (310-312) having a fulcrum on a rotational axis (340) of said rotational element (300, 302-306), comprising a circumferential balancing area (320) and being partially filled with an amount of a thixotropic balancing substance (330). A corresponding apparatus and system.