IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
UP-0114978
(2008-05-05)
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등록번호 |
US-7784191
(2010-09-20)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Vehicle Service Group, LLC.
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대리인 / 주소 |
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
1 인용 특허 :
12 |
초록
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A tracking attachment (10) adapted and operable to facilitate measuring the alignment characteristics of the rear suspension of a vehicle, including tracking (thrust angle), offset, toe-in and toe-out, and length characteristics. The tracking attachment (10) broadly comprises an adjustment component
A tracking attachment (10) adapted and operable to facilitate measuring the alignment characteristics of the rear suspension of a vehicle, including tracking (thrust angle), offset, toe-in and toe-out, and length characteristics. The tracking attachment (10) broadly comprises an adjustment component (12); a bar component (14); one or more target components (16); an alignment component (18); one or more attachment components (20); a centering component (22); and a locking component (24).
대표청구항
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Having thus described the preferred embodiment of the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent includes the following: 1. A device for use in measuring a characteristic of a vehicle, the device comprising: (a) a bar component having a target mount for supporti
Having thus described the preferred embodiment of the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be protected by Letters Patent includes the following: 1. A device for use in measuring a characteristic of a vehicle, the device comprising: (a) a bar component having a target mount for supporting a target; (b) an alignment component for positioning the bar component relative to the vehicle; and (c) a centering component for centering the device relative to a drum component of the vehicle. 2. The device as set forth in claim 1, wherein the device facilitates measuring tracking, offset, toe-in and toe-out, and length characteristics of the vehicle. 3. The device as set forth in claim 1, wherein the bar component is telescopically extendable and retractable. 4. The device as set forth in claim 1, further including an attachment component for maintaining at least the bar component in position relative to the vehicle. 5. The device as set forth in claim 4, wherein the alignment component is a disk presenting an elongated leg adjusting slop for coupling with the attachment component. 6. The device as set forth in claim 4, wherein the attachment component is a leg including a housing and a magnet. 7. The device as set forth in claim 1, wherein the centering component is a pin including a cone end and a pointer end. 8. The device as set forth in claim 7, wherein the pin is slideably insertable through the bar component. 9. The device as set forth in claim 1, further including the target. 10. The device as set forth in claim 9, wherein the target is a retroreflective bar-coded target. 11. A device for use in measuring an alignment characteristic of a vehicle, the device comprising: (a) a bar component having one or more target mounts for supporting one or more targets; (b) an alignment component for positioning the bar component relative to the vehicle; (c) a centering component for centering the device relative to a drum component of the vehicle; and (d) an attachment component for maintaining at least the bar component in position relative to the vehicle. 12. The device as set forth in claim 11, wherein the device facilitates measuring tracking, offset, toe-in and toe-out, and length characteristics of the vehicle. 13. The device as set forth in claim 11, wherein the bar component is telescopically extendable and retractable. 14. The device as set forth in claim 11, wherein the alignment component is a disk presenting an elongated leg adjusting slot for coupling with the attachment component. 15. The device as set forth in claim 11, wherein the attachment component is a leg including a housing and a magnet. 16. The device as set forth in claim 11, wherein the centering component is a pin including a cone end and a pointer end. 17. The device as set forth in claim 16, wherein the pin is slideably insertable through the bar component. 18. The device as set forth in claim 11, further including the target. 19. The device as set forth in claim 18, wherein the target is a retroreflective bar-coded target. 20. A device for use in measuring an alignment characteristic of a vehicle, the device comprising: (a) an adjustment component; (b) a bar component coupled with the adjustment component, and having a target mount for supporting a retroreflective target; (c) an alignment component movably coupled with the adjustment component so as to allow for independently positioning the adjustment component and the bar component; and (d) a centering component for centering the device relative to a drum component of the vehicle. 21. A device for measuring a plurality of alignment characteristics of a vehicle, the device comprising: (a) a bar component having a target mount for supporting a target; (c) an alignment component operably coupled to the bar component for positioning the bar component relative to the vehicle; and (d) a centering component operably coupled to the bar component and alignment component for centering the device relative to a drum component of the vehicle, and wherein the plurality of alignment characteristics include tracking, offset, toe-in and toe-out, and length characteristics. 22. The device as set forth in claim 21, wherein the device, including the bar, the alignment, and the centering components, is associated with a single wheel of the vehicle. 23. The device as set forth in claim 22, wherein the device is operably coupled to the hub or drum of the wheel. 24. The device as set forth in claim 21, further including an adjustment component operably coupled to the bar, alignment, and centering components. 25. A device for measuring a plurality of alignment characteristics of a vehicle, the device comprising: (a) a bar component, the bar component including: (i) one or more target mounts for supporting one or more targets; (ii) a bar centering hole, and (iii) two bar holes; (b) an adjustment component, the adjustment component including: (i) an adjustment centering hole; (ii) two adjustment holes located one to either side of the locking hole, and (iii) a locking hole approximately one-half the distance between two adjustment holes; (c) an alignment component, the alignment component including: (i) one or more elongated leg adjusting slots, and (ii) an elongated ring and bar adjusting slot; (d) at least one attachment component; (e) a locking component; (f) a centering component, and wherein the adjustment and the bar components are operably coupled via the bar holes and the adjustment holes; and wherein the adjustment component and the alignment component are operably coupled by the locking component. 26. The device as set forth in claim 25, wherein the bar centering hole is located substantially at the centerpoint of the bar component, and the two bar holes are located one to either side of the first hole. 27. The device as set forth in claim 26, wherein the adjustment component takes the form of partial disk of approximately one-half of a full disk, presenting an arcing portion and a straight portion, and: (a) the adjustment centering hole is located substantially at the point from which the radius of the arcing portion of the partial disk is measured; (b) the two adjustment holes are located one to either side of the adjustment centering hole, and (c) the locking hole is located on the arcing portion of the partial disk substantially at the apex of the arcing portion approximately one-half the distance between the two adjustment holes. 28. The device as set forth in claim 27, wherein the alignment component takes the form of a full disk, and: (a) each elongated leg adjusting slot is located on a respective tab projecting inwardly from the inner radius of the disk, and (b) the elongated ring and bar adjusting slot is arcuate and substantially correspond to the arc of the disk and extends along an approximately 90-degree to an approximately 180-degree portion of the disk surface. 29. The device as set forth in claim 28, wherein each attachment component takes the form of a leg and each leg removably and repositionably coupled to a corresponding elongated leg adjusting slot. 30. The device as set forth in claim 29, wherein the locking component removably and repositionably engages the locking hole and the elongated ring and bar adjusting slot. 31. The device as set forth in claim 30, wherein the centering component is slideably insertable through the bar centering hole and the adjustment centering hole. 32. The device as set forth in claim 31, wherein the bar component is operably and removably coupled to the adjustment component by threaded members via the bar attaching holes and the adjustment holes.
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