Patent ID: 7946164

Claim:
Measurement machine for uniformity for determining radial and lateral force fluctuations in vehicle tires which are received by a drivable support spindle mounted on a frame of the machine and rotate on a rotatable revolving drum supported on the machine frame via force measurement elements, wherein a rotational axis of the support spindle is disposed horizontally, the rotational axis of the revolving drum is disposed horizontally in a vertical plane beneath the support spindle, the vertical plane containing the rotational axis of the support spindle, and the revolving drum is supported in a revolving drum carriage vertically adjustable in the machine frame, wherein the revolving drum comprises a drum shaft and two drum shaft bearings of the drum shaft are each supported via one of the force measurement elements on the revolving drum carriage, and wherein the revolving drum carriage comprises a vertical carriage plate which is guided in vertical bedways on the machine frame and wherein, from the vertical carriage plate, two cantilevers protrude, each cantilever holding a bearing of the drum shaft via a force measurement element.