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公开(公告)号:US20240230306A9
公开(公告)日:2024-07-11
申请号:US18486893
申请日:2023-10-13
Applicant: Hunter Engineering Company
Inventor: Craig A. Carroll
IPC: G01B5/00
CPC classification number: G01B5/0004
Abstract: A wheel adaptor for placement against a rim edge of a wheel having a recessed central hub. The adaptor comprises a base supporting, on an inboard side, a framework for synchronous radial adjustment of at least three contact surfaces. An axially adjustable target mount is secured to the base on an outboard side. A spring-biased clamp is coupled to the base, positioned axially inboard of the target mount. Extending radially outward from the clamp, a pair of wheel clamp arms are adjustably configured to engage the tread surface of a tire when placed against the wheel. Engagement of the clamp applies a grips the tire tread surface, holding the contact surfaces against the wheel. A radially outward position of the contact surfaces along the base is controlled by a rotating selection element and a set of linkages coupling each contract surface to the selection element.
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公开(公告)号:USD1034726S1
公开(公告)日:2024-07-09
申请号:US29835810
申请日:2022-04-21
Applicant: Hunter Engineering Company
Designer: William James Nelgner , James Hudson
Abstract: FIG. 1 is a top perspective view of a tire changer operator control console;
FIG. 2 is a front view of the tire changer operator control console;
FIG. 3 is a top view of the tire changer operator control console.
FIG. 4 is a bottom view of the tire changer operator control console;
FIG. 5 is left side view of the tire changer operator control console;
FIG. 6 is right side view of the tire changer operator control console; and,
FIG. 7 is a rear view of the tire changer operator control console.
The broken lines shown within the drawings illustrate features of the tire changer operator console that form no part of the claimed design.-
公开(公告)号:US11978290B1
公开(公告)日:2024-05-07
申请号:US17473185
申请日:2021-09-13
Applicant: Hunter Engineering Company
Inventor: James T. Dieckhaus , Mark E. Stirnemann
CPC classification number: G07C5/0825 , B60W50/06 , G09F15/0012 , G09F15/0018 , B60W2420/408 , B60W2555/20
Abstract: A system for temporarily mounting an observable target on a vehicle service system during a vehicle service or inspection process. The system includes at least one target backing plate affixed at a known or determinable position on the vehicle service system facing a vehicle undergoing service or inspection. The target backing plate provides a forward facing planar surface receiving a removable optical target, with at least one target guide element to provide a fixed reference for indexed alignment of the removable optical target on the target backing plate.
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公开(公告)号:US11763486B2
公开(公告)日:2023-09-19
申请号:US17482726
申请日:2021-09-23
Applicant: Hunter Engineering Company
Inventor: Brian M. Cejka , Asher L. Haggard , Daniel R. Dorrance
CPC classification number: G06T7/74 , G06T7/248 , H04N23/54 , H04N23/695 , H04N23/90 , G01S7/4026 , G01S7/4972 , G06T2207/30252
Abstract: A machine-vision vehicle service system, and methods of operation, incorporating at least one gimbaled sensor module configured with at least an optical range finder to acquire measurements associated with physical floor surfaces in proximity to a vehicle undergoing service for guiding corrected placement of ADAS target components relative to an established vehicle floor plane.
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公开(公告)号:US11692818B2
公开(公告)日:2023-07-04
申请号:US17649865
申请日:2022-02-03
Applicant: Hunter Engineering Company
Inventor: Brian M. Cejka , Nicholas J. Colarelli, III , Michael T. Stieff
IPC: G01B11/275 , G01B11/27 , G01S7/40 , G01M17/06 , G01S7/497
CPC classification number: G01B11/2755 , G01B11/272 , G01M17/06 , G01S7/4026 , G01S7/4972 , G01B2210/12 , G01B2210/143 , G01B2210/283 , G01S7/4086
Abstract: A support structure having a vertical element supporting a set of cameras associated with a vehicle measurement or inspection system together with at least one target structure required for realignment or recalibration of onboard vehicle safety system sensors. A camera crossbeam carried by the support structure locates the set of cameras as required to view a vehicle undergoing measurement or inspection. The target structure is affixed to the vertical element of the support structure, at an elevation suitable for observation by at least one vehicle onboard sensors during a realignment or recalibration procedure. A set of rollers facilitates positioning of the target structure on a supporting floor surface during a realignment or recalibration procedure.
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公开(公告)号:US11614380B2
公开(公告)日:2023-03-28
申请号:US16916007
申请日:2020-06-29
Applicant: Hunter Engineering Company
Inventor: Timothy A. Strege
Abstract: A drive-through vehicle inspection system acquiring information from engraved markings on the tire sidewalls of a moving vehicle. Optical imaging sensors disposed on opposite sides of the vehicle acquire images of the sidewall surfaces for each passing wheel assembly. The acquired images are evaluated by a processing system configured to identify, within the acquired images, visible markings engraved into the tire sidewall surfaces which include at first portion having a first optical reflectivity, and a second portion having a second optical reflectivity which is different from the first optical reflectivity. Each identified marking is decoded to retrieve data stored therein, representative of the tire, wheel assembly, and/or associated vehicle onto which the wheel assembly is installed. The retrieved data is incorporated into an inspection report and/or utilized by the vehicle inspection system to access vehicle-specific information contained within an indexed database.
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公开(公告)号:US11538188B1
公开(公告)日:2022-12-27
申请号:US16894162
申请日:2020-06-05
Applicant: Hunter Engineering Company
Inventor: Brian M. Cejka , Daniel R. Dorrance , Asher L. Haggard
Abstract: A method and apparatus for calibrating a projection axis orientation for an optical projector associated with a vehicle inspection or service system so as to enable projection of indicia onto selected spatial locations within a vehicle service area. Projector axis orientations required for the projection of visible indicia onto reference targets disposed at determinable locations within a common coordinate system of the vehicle service area are utilized to establish a relationship utilized to mathematically transform between selected spatial coordinate locations for projected indicia and corresponding orientations of the projection axis, facilitating projection of the visible indicia to additional spatial coordinate locations within the common coordinate system.
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公开(公告)号:US20220334017A1
公开(公告)日:2022-10-20
申请号:US17653617
申请日:2022-03-04
Applicant: Hunter Engineering Company
Inventor: Nathan Brower , William J. Nelgner
IPC: G01M1/22
Abstract: A vehicle wheel imbalance measurement system having a rotationally driven spindle for receiving a vehicle wheel assembly, a motor drive for rotating the spindle and wheel assembly about an axis of rotation, and a set of force transducers for measuring imbalance forces generated by the rotating wheel assembly, and in particular, to a structure within the vehicle wheel imbalance measurement system for conveying a portion of the generated imbalance forces to be measured from the wheel assembly to a fixed ground.
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公开(公告)号:US20220244045A1
公开(公告)日:2022-08-04
申请号:US17719124
申请日:2022-04-12
Applicant: Hunter Engineering Company
Inventor: Brian M. Cejka , Nicholas J. Colarelli, III , Michael T. Stieff
IPC: G01B11/275 , G01S7/40 , G01B11/27 , G01M17/06 , G01S7/497
Abstract: A system and method for aligning a floor target relative to a vehicle, the floor target including a calibration pattern for observation by a vehicle safety system sensor during calibration. The system includes at least one optical projection system consisting of at least one optical projector having an orientable projection axis. The optical projection system is operatively controlled by a processor to orient said projection axis towards a selected location on the floor surface relative to the vehicle, and to activate the optical projected to illuminate a point, a line, or a boundary, against which the floor target is aligned.
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公开(公告)号:US11333525B2
公开(公告)日:2022-05-17
申请号:US16572240
申请日:2019-09-16
Applicant: Hunter Engineering Company
Inventor: David A. Voeller , Gerald E. Friton , Timothy A. Strege , Patrick Callanan
IPC: G01C25/00 , G01B11/27 , G01S7/497 , G01S7/40 , G01S13/931 , G01S17/931 , G01C3/02 , G05D1/00
Abstract: An apparatus and method for aligning, calibrating, or inspecting an onboard vehicle sensor having an external field of view by providing a calibration component on a support structure for positioning at a short calibration distance from the vehicle and which is within the field of view of said sensor. The calibration component is configured to appear to the sensor as if it was positioned at a predetermined linear calibration distance from the vehicle which is greater than the actual short calibration distance.
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