Patent ID: 11898921
Assignee: HONEYWELL FEDERAL MANUFACTURING & TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Mechanical elements (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  G | IPC F  G

Claim 4:
5. An air bearing apparatus for calibrating a force measurement device, the air bearing apparatus comprising: an air bearing including an inner wall and an outer wall each having a cylindrical shape, the outer wall having a diameter that is greater than a diameter of the inner wall and being concentric with the inner wall, an upper wall and a lower wall each having an annular shape, the upper wall attached to an upper edge of the inner wall and the outer wall, and the lower wall attached to a lower edge of the inner wall and the outer wall, a fitting opening positioned on the outer wall, an internal chamber formed by inner surfaces of the inner wall, the outer wall, the upper wall, and the lower wall, the internal chamber configured to retain compressed air, an object retention opening formed by an outer surface of the inner wall and configured to receive and retain an object contributing to a force measured by the force measurement device, and a plurality of air outlets positioned along the inner wall and configured to allow compressed air to flow from the internal chamber to the object retention opening to apply air pressure to the object; a fitting attached to the fitting opening through which compressed air passes; and an air supply hose having a first end attached to the fitting and a second end configured to receive compressed air.