Patent ID: 11927250
Assignee: LAKE COUNTRY TOOL, LLC
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC F  B | IPC B  F

Claim 9:
10. A method of adjusting a stroke of a random orbital machine comprising:
coupling an adjustable stroke mechanism to a random orbital machine, the adjustable stroke mechanism comprising:
a housing having a central axis and a wall enclosing a cavity;
at least one counterweight movably disposed within the housing;
a backing plate mount assembly disposed within the housing, the backing plate mount assembly including a mechanism for attaching to a workpiece;
a stroke adjustor coupling the at least one counterweight with the mounting assembly;
adjusting the stroke adjustor axially and rotatably about the central axis;
moving the counterweight and mounting assembly with respect to one another;
variably adjusting a distance between the counterweight and the mounting assembly; and
variably adjusting a stroke radius of the mechanism to attach the workpiece with respect to the central axis of the housing.