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Automotive wheel alignment instrument

US3953134A · kind A · utility

15Cited by
5References
9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateSep 23, 1974
Grant dateApr 27, 1976
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Expiry dateSep 23, 1994

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01B11/275
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An optical wheel alignment instrument employs a pair of light weight units each housing a light source and optics including an adjustable mirror for directing a reticle image on a target screen of the other unit, and magnetic devices extend from the approximate centers of gravity of the units for mounting thereof to the hubs of the wheels to be aligned.

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