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US Patent Application 20090326701 - Method and device for adjusting gap dimensions and/or an offset between a vehicle hood and the remaining vehicle body

Application 20090326701 Filed on August 31, 2009. Published on December 31, 2009

Inventors

US Classes

700/108, Performance monitoring356/614POSITION OR DISPLACEMENT

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Documents

  • 103 48 500.7-21 DE 10/18/2003

International Classes

B62D 65/06
G06F 19/00
G01B 11/14

Issued Patent Number:

7746483


Abstract text


The invention relates to a method and a device (1) for adjusting the gap dimensions and/or an offset between a movable hood (2) of a motor vehicle and the remaining body (3) of said motor vehicle. The hood (2) is first fitted and retained in a roughly adjusted assembly position so as to be as flush as possible with the body (3), whereupon the hood (2) is finely adjusted such that predefined values are matched as closely as possible for the gap dimensions and/or the offset. In order to be able to adjust the gap dimensions and/or the offset as simply, quickly and flexibly as possible in a contactless manner, actual values (21 ist) for the gap dimensions and/or the offset between the hood (2) and the remaining body (3) are optically detected for the fine adjustment. Triggering signals (24) for at least one actuating member (12) are determined in accordance with the detected actual values (21 ist) and predefined set point values (21-soll) for the gap dimensions and/or the offset.

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