Vehicle alignment system and method incorporating digital photograph database of vehicles
US5528496A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 29, 1993 |
| Grant date | Jun 18, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 29, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01B2210/26
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A vehicle alignment system for inspecting and adjusting alignment of the suspension of numerous different vehicle models includes manually operable switches for selecting a particular vehicle model, a CD-ROM for storing a number of digital photographs depicting actual wear and adjustment points of different actual vehicle models, a display for displaying digital photographs, and a controller which responds to the selection of a particular vehicle model for providing, if available, at least one of the stored digital photographs for that particular vehicle model to the display for display. A method of operating alignment apparatus for inspecting the suspensions of numerous different vehicle models includes selecting a particular vehicle model to be inspected, displaying as a digital image a digital photograph of at least one actual wear or adjustment point of the actual vehicle model selected, and displaying on the digital image visual indicia of a plurality of predetermined inspection points for that portion of the suspension of the selected vehicle model. A method of operating alignment apparatus for adjusting the suspensions of numerous different vehicle models includes selecting …
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