Patent ID: 7121014
Filing Date: 2006-10-17
Classification: B65G,F16M

Abstract:
1. A positioning aid for aligning a heavy machine, the positioning aid comprising: at least one aligning element to be fitted to an underside of the heavy machine and to be brought as desired into contact with a base support or floor; said at least one aligning element floatingly mounting the heavy machine in one plane upon said at least one aligning element being in contact with the base support or floor; said at least one aligning element including a first housing, a spherical roller fitted in said first housing, a second, inner housing, and a runner plate disposed in said second housing, said runner plate having a side facing away from said spherical roller and defining a contact surface with the base support or floor; and said at least one aligning element including springs connecting said first housing and said second housing to one another producing automatic centering of said runner plate relative to said spherical roller upon said runner plate not being loaded by said spherical roller.