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

Claim 0:
1. An air bearing for use with calibrating a force measurement device, the air bearing comprising:
an inner wall and an outer wall, the inner wall having a cylindrical shape, the outer wall surrounding the inner wall and being spaced apart from the inner wall;
an upper wall and a lower wall, 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 and configured to retain an air supply fitting;
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.