公开(公告)号：US4265537A

公开(公告)日：1981-05-05

申请号：US942302

申请日：1978-09-14

申请人： Lee Hunter

发明人： Lee Hunter

IPC分类号： G01B11/275 ,  G01B11/26

CPC分类号： G01B11/2755 ,  G01B2210/26 ,  G01B2210/283 ,  G01B2210/306

摘要： Apparatus comprising active alignment sensors mounted on the steerable wheel of a vehicle to follow the plane of rotation of these wheels, cooperating passive alignment means positionable selectively on the non-steerable wheels and on the adjacent vehicle body in view of the active sensors, and associated electronic equipment assembled in a console and responsive to signals generated by the active sensors for displaying alignment characteristics important to achieve motion balance in the vehicle for proper rolling response of the wheels and directional attitude of the vehicle body with steering wheel center-point position.

摘要翻译： 装置包括安装在车辆的可转向车轮上的主动对准传感器，以跟随这些车轮的旋转平面，鉴于有源传感器，配合的无源对准装置可选择性地定位在非转向轮上和相邻车身上， 电子设备组装在控制台中，并且响应于由主动传感器产生的信号，用于显示对车辆中的运动平衡重要的对准特性，用于车轮的正确滚动响应以及具有方向盘中心点位置的车身的方向姿态。

公开(公告)号：US4167817A

公开(公告)日：1979-09-18

申请号：US881722

申请日：1978-02-27

申请人： Lee Hunter

发明人： Lee Hunter

IPC分类号： G01B5/255 ,  G01B7/315 ,  G01B11/275

CPC分类号： G01B5/255 ,  G01B11/275 ,  G01B7/315 ,  G01B2210/28 ,  G01B2210/283 ,  G01B2210/30 ,  G01B2210/306

摘要： A adaptor for mounting a wheel alignment instrument on a wheel has a frame provided with a slideway and a slide assembly on the slideway of the frame. Both the frame and the slide assembly have gripping elements that are capable of bearing against and gripping axially directed surfaces on the wheel rim. Once the adaptor is positioned on the wheel rim with its gripping elements located along an axially directed surface, one of two actuating elements on the slide assembly is turned. The one actuating element causes the slide assembly to grip the slideway and then move outwardly so that the gripping elements firmly grip an inwardly presented surface, such as the inside face of a rim flange. The other actuating element causes the slide assembly to grip the slideway and then move inwardly so that the gripping elements firmly grip an outwardly presented surface, such as the outside face of a rim flange.

摘要翻译： 用于将轮对准仪安装在车轮上的适配器具有在框架的滑道上设置有滑道和滑动组件的框架。 框架和滑动组件都具有能够抵靠和夹持轮缘上的轴向指向表面的抓持元件。 一旦适配器定位在轮缘上，其夹紧元件沿着轴向指向的位置，滑动组件上的两个致动元件中的一个被转动。 一个致动元件使得滑动组件夹紧滑道，然后向外移动，使得夹持元件牢固地夹紧向内呈现的表面，例如轮缘凸缘的内表面。 另一个致动元件使得滑动组件夹持滑道，然后向内移动，使得夹紧元件牢固地夹紧向外呈现的表面，例如轮缘凸缘的外表面。

公开(公告)号：US4134682A

公开(公告)日：1979-01-16

申请号：US743305

申请日：1976-11-19

申请人： Walter R. Calk

发明人： Walter R. Calk

IPC分类号： G01B11/27 ,  G01B11/275

CPC分类号： G01B11/275 ,  G01B11/27 ,  G01B2210/12 ,  G01B2210/306

摘要： A wheel mirror calibrating device for checking and aligning mirrors used on motor vehicle wheel alignment equipment. The device comprises a portable unit comprising support and level members to align a rotatable horizontal shaft which supports a truncated triangular mirror support frame. The mirror support frame supports the wheel alignment mirror in the same manner as the rim of the wheel which would be aligned with the equipment. The frame has calibrated adjustment push screws for alignment of the mirror support pads to the zero position. An image is projected onto the mirror and reflected to a projection screen such that as the mirror is rotated the image must remain in the same position or the mirror needs alignment. Each mirror is individually adjustable by three screws on the back thereof for alignment of the mirror.

摘要翻译： 用于检查和对准机动车辆车轮对准设备上使用的镜子的车轮镜校准装置。 该装置包括便携式单元，其包括支撑和水平构件，以对准支撑截顶三角镜支撑框架的可旋转水平轴。 反射镜支撑框架以与与设备对准的轮的边缘相同的方式支撑车轮对准镜。 框架具有校准的调节推动螺钉，用于将镜支撑垫对准到零位置。 将图像投影到镜子上并反射到投影屏幕，使得当镜子旋转时，图像必须保持在相同的位置或镜子需要对准。 每个镜子可以通过其背面的三个螺钉单独调节，用于对准镜子。

公开(公告)号：US3951551A

公开(公告)日：1976-04-20

申请号：US512193

申请日：1974-10-07

申请人： Roger Macpherson

发明人： Roger Macpherson

IPC分类号： G01B11/275

CPC分类号： G01B11/275 ,  G01B2210/22 ,  G01B2210/306

摘要： To test the alignment of the front wheels of an automotive vehicle, the front wheels of the vehicle are driven onto a pair of spaced, parallel rollers, one of which is driven to effect rotation of the front wheels while the vehicle is standing motionless. The hubcaps are removed and a plane mirror is secured by a magnet to the hub of each front wheel. A laser beam is shone onto each mirror through a central hole in a chart. Means is provided for adjusting the the mirror angularly to tilt its plane relative to the axis of the associated spindle of the vehicle. Each mirror can be adjusted so that its plane is perfectly perpendicular to the axis of the spindle. Then the wheels can be accurately tested for toe, run-out and camber.

摘要翻译： 为了测试机动车辆的前轮的对准，车辆的前轮被驱动到一对间隔开的平行的辊上，其中一个被驱动以在车辆静止不动的同时实现前轮的旋转。 移除轮毂盖，将平面镜用磁铁固定到每个前轮的轮毂上。 激光束通过图表中的中心孔照射到每个镜子上。 提供了用于调节镜子以使其平面相对于车辆的相关心轴的轴线倾斜的装置。 可以调整每个镜子，使其平面完全垂直于主轴的轴线。 然后可以精确测试车轮的脚趾，跑出和弯度。

公开(公告)号：US3575514A

公开(公告)日：1971-04-20

申请号：US3575514D

申请日：1969-02-17

申请人： FMC CORP

发明人： BAKER JAMES W

IPC分类号： G01B11/275 ,  G01B11/26

CPC分类号： G01B11/275 ,  G01B2210/283 ,  G01B2210/30 ,  G01B2210/303 ,  G01B2210/306

摘要： In measuring the toe of the front wheels of a vehicle, a projector is mounted on each wheel and aimed at a background unit in front of the vehicle. Two adjustable scales on the background unit are set so that a reference image projected from each projector hits the zero line of the scale for that wheel when the wheel is normal to the background unit. To determine the toe, the wheels are turned until one of the wheels is normal to the panel. The reference image is projected from the projector on the other wheel to a mirror on the background unit, and is reflected back to a mirror on the projector, from which it is reflected back to the adjustable scale for that wheel on the background unit. The reading on the scale, which is enlarged, gives the total toe of the vehicle wheels.

公开(公告)号：US12123706B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-22

申请号：US17628437

申请日：2021-10-12

申请人： PANTIN ENTERPRISES INC.

发明人： Sean R. Pantin

IPC分类号： G01B11/275

CPC分类号： G01B11/2755 ,  B60G2200/4622 ,  G01B2210/10 ,  G01B2210/14 ,  G01B2210/28 ,  G01B2210/283 ,  G01B2210/30 ,  G01B2210/306

摘要： A system and process for aligning wheels of a three-wheel cycle include mounting targets to two wheels on an axle of the three-wheel cycle and positioning an alignment device relative to a single wheel of the three-wheel cycle to create a virtual axle and assess thrust angle. Once targets are in place, thrust angle is reduced to zero, and camber, caster, and toe measurements are taken and adjusted as needed to achieve three-wheel alignment.

公开(公告)号：US07062860B2

公开(公告)日：2006-06-20

申请号：US10512946

申请日：2003-06-03

申请人： Kiyonobu Hara ,  Katsuhiro Yamaguchi

发明人： Kiyonobu Hara ,  Katsuhiro Yamaguchi

IPC分类号： G01B21/26

CPC分类号： G01M17/013 ,  G01B11/275 ,  G01B21/26 ,  G01B2210/22 ,  G01B2210/26 ,  G01B2210/30 ,  G01B2210/306

摘要： An automobile body 2 with a wheel mount 5 vertically movably mounted thereon is supported, and the wheel mount 5 is lifted to an adjusting position which is set so as to be lower than the position that the wheel mount 5 takes when the automobile is running. The position of the wheel mount 5 as it is lifted and toe and camber angles thereof are measured, and estimated values of the toe and camber angles at the position that the wheel mount 5 takes when the automobile is running are calculated based on the measured values. Thereafter, adjustment quantities for the toe and camber angles at the adjusting position are calculated, and wheel alignment is adjusted at the adjusting position based on the adjustment quantities. Wheel alignment of the automobile can be measured and adjusted quickly and accurately for increased productivity without applying the same load to the automobile body as the load that is applied when the automobile is running.

摘要翻译： 支撑有可垂直移动地安装在其上的车轮安装件5的汽车车体2，并且将车轮安装件5提升到设定为比汽车行驶时车轮安装座5所处的位置低的调整位置。 测量车轮安装件5的位置，并且测量其脚趾和外倾角，并且基于测量值来计算当车辆安装件5在汽车行驶时所处的位置处的趾部和外倾角的估计值 。 此后，计算在调整位置处的脚趾和外倾角的调节量，并且基于调节量在调节位置调整车轮对准。 可以快速，准确地测量和调整汽车的车轮定位，以提高生产率，而不会在汽车行驶时施加与负载相同的载荷。

公开(公告)号：US5268731A

公开(公告)日：1993-12-07

申请号：US924776

申请日：1992-08-04

申请人： Motoaki Fuchiwaki ,  Toshiyuki Kaya

发明人： Motoaki Fuchiwaki ,  Toshiyuki Kaya

IPC分类号： G01B11/275 ,  G01C3/08 ,  G01B5/24 ,  G01B11/26

CPC分类号： G01B11/2755 ,  G01B2210/22 ,  G01B2210/30 ,  G01B2210/306 ,  Y10S33/21

摘要： The present invention relates to a wheel alignment measuring apparatus which measures the toe-in length or angle and camber angle of each tire (17) of a car.The wheel alignment measuring apparatus can be used to measure the distances to various points on the surface of the tire (17) by means of the light of a predetermined wavelength emitted from the light-emitting means (4) and to determine the toe-in angle or length and camber angle of the tire (17) based on the measured distances. In other words, such measurement can be done without any contact with the tire (17) under inspection, thus it is possible to prevent any trouble which would occur when such measurement is done in contact with the tire, such as error caused by the oscillation or the like of the tire (17).Also, with the wheel alignment measuring apparatus according to the present invention, it is possible to effectively correct any error of measurement caused by any irregularities on the tire (17), thereby attaining a higher accuracy of measurement since the calculating means (6) incorporated appropriately calculates the distances to various points on the tire surface from the data obtained based on the time taken for the light emitted toward various points on the entire circumference of each tire (17) at many short time intervals to return, as reflected, to the light-emitting means (photo-detecting means).

摘要翻译： 车轮定位测量装置技术领域本发明涉及一种测量汽车的每个轮胎（17）的脚趾长度或角度和外倾角的车轮对准测量装置。 轮对准测量装置可以用于通过从发光装置（4）发射的预定波长的光来测量到轮胎（17）的表面上的各个点的距离，并且确定脚趾 基于所测量的距离，轮胎（17）的角度或角度或角度和外倾角。 换句话说，可以在不与轮胎（17）的接触的情况下进行这种测量，因此可以防止在与轮胎接触进行这种测量时发生的任何故障，例如由振荡引起的误差 或类似物。 此外，根据本发明的车轮定位测量装置，可以有效地校正由轮胎（17）上的任何不规则性引起的测量误差，从而获得更高的测量精度，因为计算装置（6）包括 根据从多个短时间间隔向每个轮胎（17）的各个圆周方向的各个点发射的光所获得的数据，根据从多个时间间隔向轮胎表面上的各个点适当地计算距离，以返回到 发光装置（光检测装置）。

公开(公告)号：US4761749A

公开(公告)日：1988-08-02

申请号：US6031

申请日：1987-01-21

申请人： Raymond Titsworth ,  J. Tom Lipe ,  James L. Dale ,  Hanford D. Monroe ,  Jerry M. Hill

发明人： Raymond Titsworth ,  J. Tom Lipe ,  James L. Dale ,  Hanford D. Monroe ,  Jerry M. Hill

IPC分类号： G01B7/315 ,  G01B11/275

CPC分类号： G01B7/315 ,  G01B11/2755 ,  G01B2210/12 ,  G01B2210/26 ,  G01B2210/283 ,  G01B2210/306

摘要： A wheel alignment system includes either four wheel mountable alignment heads or two alignment heads and two retroreflectors or two alignment heads alone together with a control console and display. A main process unit is included in the console for performing calculations and for controlling systems function control components communications sequences. Each console function control component includes its own controller. The control console further includes a CRT display module and optional voice instruction and printer output modules. A bar code reader is available for quick specifications entry. Communications and decision making instructions are downloaded from the controller in each console function control component to the main processing unit at initialization. Communication between the heads and the console is accomplished either through the use of conducting cords or infrared transmission and reception. Each alignment head also includes a controller which controls collection of alignment data in parallel at each head as well as serial transmission from each head to the console during discrete transmission periods as required by the main processing unit.

摘要翻译： 车轮定位系统包括四个可轮式安装的对准头或两个对准头和两个后向反射器或两个对准头以及控制台和显示器。 控制台中包含一个主要的处理单元，用于执行计算和控制系统功能控制组件的通信顺序。 每个控制台功能控制组件都包含自己的控制器。 控制台还包括CRT显示模块和可选的语音指令和打印机输出模块。 条形码读取器可用于快速规格输入。 初始化时，将通信决策指示从控制器功能控制部件的控制器下载到主处理单元。 头部和控制台之间的通信通过使用导线或红外线传输和接收来实现。 每个对准头还包括控制器，其控制在每个头部处并行的对准数据的收集以及在主处理单元所要求的离散传输周期期间从每个头部到控制台的串行传输。

公开(公告)号：US4416065A

公开(公告)日：1983-11-22

申请号：US343825

申请日：1982-01-29

申请人： Lee Hunter

发明人： Lee Hunter

IPC分类号： G01B11/275 ,  G01B7/315

CPC分类号： G01B11/275 ,  G01B2210/283 ,  G01B2210/30 ,  G01B2210/303 ,  G01B2210/306

摘要： Apparatus for aligning vehicle front and rear wheels and a method of applying such apparatus in which projectors of light beams on the front wheels direct beams forwardly to a cooperating alignment stand and direct beams rearwardly to cooperate with devices on the rear wheels which include scales and reflective surfaces used in aligning the front wheels and determining the positions of the rear wheels relative to the vehicle longitudinal axis or geometric center line. The projectors on the front wheels support screens in positions to cooperate with the light beams when reflected back from the stand and from the rear wheels.

摘要翻译： 用于对准车辆前轮和后轮的装置以及应用这样的装置的方法，其中前轮上的光束投射器将光束向前引导到协作的对准支架，并且向后直接射束以与后轮上的装置配合，包括尺度和反射 用于对准前轮并确定后轮相对于车辆纵向轴线或几何中心线的位置的表面。 前轮上的投影机在从支架和后轮反射回时支撑着与光束配合的位置的屏幕。