Lightweight wheel clamp for vehicle wheel alignment system
US7870677B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 31, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 17, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01B2210/28
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A lightweight wheel clamp assembly is provided for attaching to a vehicle wheel for performing a wheel alignment on the vehicle. Examples include a wheel clamp having an upper sliding bracket for engaging the vehicle wheel, a lower sliding bracket for engaging the vehicle wheel, a guide bar simultaneously slidably engagable with the upper and lower brackets, and a lead screw threadingly engagable with the upper and lower brackets for adjusting a distance between the upper and lower brackets to rigidly attach the wheel clamp assembly to the vehicle wheel. The lower bracket has a plurality of measuring device mounting locations for adjustably mounting a wheel alignment element. The mounting locations are disposed such that when the wheel alignment element is mounted to one of them, the wheel alignment element can sight to a second wheel alignment element on the opposing side of the vehicle.
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