Apparatus and method for inspection of an end region supported steering column assembly
US9874529B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 4, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 23, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 4, 2035 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01N2201/103
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus (110) (and associated method) for inspecting a steering column assembly (10) including a motor (114a) driven drive sleeve (128) supported in a headstock (114) and having a longitudinal axis, and being adapted for receiving and engaging a portion of the steering column assembly, and at least one optical scanning device (160a, 160b, 160c) adapted to optically scan a feature of interest of the steering column assembly (10) while the shaft of the steering column assembly (10) is rotated for gathering data for identifying one or more deviations from one or more predetermined values for the feature of interest.
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