Method and apparatus utilizing static imbalance to reduce vibration caused by tire/wheel assemblies and tire/wheel assembly made using same

Abstract From the Canadian patent

Abstract of the Disclosure, The mass of a tire/wheel assembly is altered to apply a static imbalance to the assembly in a manner which reduces the overall tendency of the assembly to cause vibration in the plane perpendicular to its axis of rotation when in use. The applied imbalance, combined with any static imbalance initially inherent in the tire/wheel assembly results, in a desired net static imbalance oriented so as to induce a centrifugal force which opposes and, therefore tends to cancel, at least one component such as the first order harmonic, of radial force variation characterizing the assembly. The magnitude of the net static imbalance is limited and is preferably selected to …