Brake rotor thickness measurement gage
US5469629A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 2, 1994 |
| Grant date | Nov 28, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 2, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01B5/06
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A gage includes an elongate support arm at the end of a bar on which there is mounted a measurement and display module. A sliding anvil arm is spaced from the bar in parallel relationship and mounted on the module for sliding movements therewith on the bar. A right angle support arm extends from the free end of the elongate support arm, anvils being mounted on the free end support portion of the right angle support arm and at the end of the sliding anvil arm, both the anvils being arranged along a measurement axis. The support portion of the right angle support arm and the anvil mounted thereon together have a dimension along the measurement axis no greater than the smallest anticipated space between a wheel and a rotor to be measured so that the anvil may be positioned on one side of the rotor while the sliding anvil arm together with the module can be brought into abutment against the other side of the rotor to provide a reading of the thickness of the rotor without removal of the wheel from the vehicle.
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