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Alignment component replacement system

US6064927A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 25, 1997
Grant dateMay 16, 2000
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Expiry dateAug 25, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01B2210/26
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Wheel alignment adjustment system includes sensing apparatus for sensing alignment characteristics of a vehicle to be aligned, a memory for storing alignment specifications for a plurality of vehicles, at least one manually operable input device, operable by a user, for selecting parameters of an installed alignment component, a logic circuit for determining, from sensed alignment characteristics, corresponding alignment specifications, and the installed alignment component parameters, an adjustment to improve the alignment characteristics, and a display for displaying to a user a representation of the determined adjustment. A method using the system is also disclosed.

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