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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7278215 | Method and device for measuring wheel alignment of automobile There is provided a method and a device for measuring wheel alignment of an automobile that can quickly and precisely measure wheel alignment of the automobile without applying the same load to a wheel installation portion as that applied thereto in a finished vehic... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7265821 | Caster angle measurement system for vehicle wheels An apparatus and method is provided for measuring the caster angle of a steerable wheel assembly without contact with the vehicle. An image capture device, preferably a CCD type video camera or sensor, views a vehicle wheel mounting and steering assembly that is ill... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7257904 | Kingpin inspection gauge and hitch adjustment tool A tool for inspecting a trailer kingpin and adjusting a fifth wheel hitch includes a plate having at least two mutually substantially perpendicular sides, one side having upper and lower generally rectangular tabs extending therefrom and separated by a space therebe... | 08/21/2007 |
| 6995634 | Surface-acoustic-wave component adapted to electronic circuit and device, and manufacturing method therefor A surface-acoustic-wave component that comprises a first piezoelectric layer composed of zinc oxide (ZnO), a second piezoelectric layer composed of lithium niobate (LiNbO3), and a protective layer, which are sequentially formed on a silicon substrate, on ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6971175 | Assembly line and method for vehicle body manufacturing A vehicle body assembly line (10) and method for assembling vehicle bodies utilizes electromagnetic gauging apparatus (44) to generate production gauge data of an assembly of formed sheet metal components, and an electrical controller (38) compa... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6796035 | Method and device for measuring wheel alignment of a suspended vehicle in a production line A method and a device to adjust the axle geometry of a vehicle (1), wherein measurement values are taken into account, which are automatically detected at the wheels that are arranged at a fully assembled chassis (14) of the vehicle (1). Advanta... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6729032 | Chassis measuring apparatus and method of measuring a chassis The invention concerns an apparatus and a method for the chassis measurement of vehicles such as motor vehicles, wherein the apparatus includes a vehicle lift platform with which a chassis to be measured can be reversibly lifted and an axle measurement lifting devic... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6713940 | Surface acoustic wave device A surface acoustic wave device includes a plurality of surface acoustic wave filters having different center frequencies contained in a package. In the surface acoustic wave device, one of the input terminal or the output terminal of at least one of the plurality of... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6532673 | Method and device for automatically adjusting the axle geometry of a suspended vehicle in a production line A method and a device to adjust the axle geometry of a vehicle (1), wherein measurement values are taken into account, which are automatically detected at the wheels that are arranged at a fully assembled chassis (14) of the vehicle (1). Advantageously, t... | 03/18/2003 |
| 5443537 | Method of balancing and aligning wheels on trucks A method of balancing and aligning wheels on trucks which includes the steps of removing the bearing slack from the truck wheels by tightening the bearings; trimming or "trueing" the tires of the elevated drive tandem to the center of each axle as the cen... | 08/22/1995 |
| 5386639 | Multi-axle vehicle sideslip tester A sideslip tester detects sideslip and scrub in a vehicle having a steering axle and one or more pairs of tandem axles. The sideslip tester has a runway having a measurement plate which is moved laterally with respect to its longitudinal axis as a tire of... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5367778 | Tandem axle alignment device A device for engaging a vehicle chassis has mounted thereon a pair of tandem axles to be aligned perpendicular to frame rails of the chassis and parallel to one another, the device creating the alignments and having first and second spaced apart pairs of ... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5249364 | Front axle toe-in inspection process and apparatus An apparatus for inspecting the toe-in for a vehicle front axle assembly includes a fixture having a pair of clamps for engaging the axle spindles. The fixture is adjustable to accommodate different length axles and one of the clamps is rotatable to accom... | 10/05/1993 |
| 5084979 | Front axle toe-in process and apparatus An apparatus for setting the toe-in for a vehicle front axle assembly includes a fixture having a pair of clamps for engaging the axle spindles. The fixture is adjustable to accommodate different length axles and one of the clamps is rotatable to accommod... | 02/04/1992 |
| 4800651 | Vehicle alignment system An apparatus and method for aligning axles with respect to the frame of a vehicle and for determining wheel camber thereof.... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4534115 | Vehicle wheel location device A device for locating a wheel and tire rim assembly on a right angular plane to the axis of a vehicle's axle by aligning the optical projection from a light source supported on the wheel or tire rim assembly to a remote target with a movable indicator pos... | 08/13/1985 |
| 4413420 | Vehicle geometry checking apparatus A lightweight, collapsible, easily transported apparatus for checking the geometry of a vehicle's frame and axles. The apparatus comprises a pointer bar assembly for use as a trammel and for checking toe measurements of steering axle tires, and an adjusta... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4347668 | Devices for use in aligning axles Compact and portable apparatus particularly useful in aligning the axles of trailers comprises an instrument case connected by an elongated spring-loaded cable to the trailer kingpin and connected by a pair of cables to clips releasably fastened at spaced... | 09/07/1982 |
| 4159574 | Method of measuring the angular position of the axis of rotation of a wheel For measuring the angular position of the rotational axis of a wheel, in relation to the longitudinal axis of the associated vehicle, a sight line is provided across an extension of the rotary axle of the wheel and substantially in a plane in common with ... | 07/03/1979 |
| 4098003 | Distortion detection device, notably for motor vehicle frames This device for detecting possible distortions in a frame or in the base of a chassis-cum-body of a motor vehicle or other frame structures comprises a pair of carriages slidably mounted on rigid support members, each carriage having pivotally and separat... | 07/04/1978 |
| 4055899 | Axle alignment machine An axle alignment machine on which a trailer can be driven and fastened, simulating the fastening of a trailer to a fifth wheel of a tractor. The machine having a pit located therein which contains carriages that move on tracks. The carriages support the ... | 11/01/1977 |
| 4017977 | Trailer hitch alignment device A trailer hitch alignment device adapted to be releasably mounted to the draw bar of an automobile including a spring loaded spool from which a cable is played out to be turned around a guide pulley into a tubular guide. The tubular guide is pivotally mou... | 04/19/1977 |
| 4015338 | Method and apparatus for control measurement of a motor vehicle frame and or aggregates connected thereto A method and apparatus for undertaking control measurements of a measurement object such as a motor vehicle frame or unit installed thereon, in which a directional beam or beams are used which extend only parallel to one coordinate axis and in which only ... | 04/05/1977 |
| 4006532 | Gauge for measuring vehicle frame alignment A gauge for measuring alignment of a damaged vehicle frame during straigntening thereof includes a body member having a sight member mounted thereon and first and second arms positioned in parallel alignment and extending in opposite directions from a cen... | 02/08/1977 |
| 3962796 | Axle alignment apparatus Apparatus for aligning the axle of a vehicle such as a truck, bus, etc., comprises a carriage adapted to be rolled into position adjacent the axle, a beam mounted on the carriage to pivot about a horizontal axis orthogonal to the axle, and means for proje... | 06/15/1976 |
