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Improvements in the method and apparatus for evaluating the TOOT (toe out on turns) of steerable wheels while said steerable wheels are being aligned

US5301110A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJul 22, 1991
Grant dateApr 5, 1994
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Expiry dateJul 22, 2011

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01B5/255
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The change in the toe of the steerable wheels of a vehicle when the inside wheel is turned through an angle of twenty degrees is determined by turning the inside wheel through an angle of ten degrees, measuring the change in toe which resulted, and multiplying the measurement by four.

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