Patent ID: 6101911
Filing Date: 2000-08-15
Classification: B23B,G01B,Y10T

Abstract:
An on-vehicle brake lathe system for resurfacing a brake disc of a vehicle brake assembly, the on-vehicle brake lathe system comprising a lathe body with a driving motor, a cutting head operably attached to the lathe body, and a drive shaft, the on-vehicle brake lathe system being further defined by an alignment system including:a component operable to produce a signal indicative of movement of the lathe body;an electronic controller operable to receive the signal from the component and to produce a control signal using the signal from the component;an input adaptor configured to rotate with the drive shaft;an output adaptor configured to rotate with the drive shaft;at least one adjustment disc positioned between the input adaptor and the output adaptor, wherein an axial alignment of the input adaptor relative to the output adaptor is varied according to a rotational orientation of the adjustment disc; andan adjustment mechanism connected to receive the control signal from the electronic controller and configured to change the rotational orientation of the adjustment disc in response to the control signal from the electronic controller.