초록 ▼

A laser alignment system for vehicles includes a laser module for attachment to either the front or rear wheels of a vehicle, a sensor module for attachment to the other wheels of the vehicle, and a control module connected to the laser module and the sensor module. Both the laser module and the sen

A laser alignment system for vehicles includes a laser module for attachment to either the front or rear wheels of a vehicle, a sensor module for attachment to the other wheels of the vehicle, and a control module connected to the laser module and the sensor module. Both the laser module and the sensor module can be attached to wheel spindles by the use of magnets, thereby eliminating rim adaptors and speeding set-up time. The modules are movable relative to the spindles and to each other so as to correct for vehicle uneveness, frame damage, and non-level floors. An electro-mechanical pendulum included as part of the sensor module provides fast, accurate caster and camber readings on a continuous basis for each wheel. The sensor module provides continuous, optical readouts of toe-in and toe-out for each wheel.

대표청구항 ▼

An alignment system for measuring caster, camber, and toe-in readings of the wheels of a vehicle, comprising: (a) a laser beam-emitting module for attachment to a wheel on one side of the vehicle, the laser module directing a laser beam in a generally horizontal plane toward the other wheel on the s

An alignment system for measuring caster, camber, and toe-in readings of the wheels of a vehicle, comprising: (a) a laser beam-emitting module for attachment to a wheel on one side of the vehicle, the laser module directing a laser beam in a generally horizontal plane toward the other wheel on the same side of the vehicle; and (b) a sensor module secured to the other wheel on the same side of the vehicle to which the laser module is secured, the sensor module having a horizon-sensing means for measuring caster and camber, and an optical scale positionable in the path of the laser beam for measuring toe-in readings.