公开(公告)号：US06176501B1

公开(公告)日：2001-01-23

申请号：US09248464

申请日：1999-02-11

申请人： Dean F. Bartolone

发明人： Dean F. Bartolone

IPC分类号： B60G702

CPC分类号： B60G3/20 ,  B60G7/02 ,  B60G2200/144 ,  B60G2200/44 ,  B60G2200/46 ,  B60G2200/4622 ,  B60G2204/143 ,  B60G2204/41 ,  B60G2204/4302 ,  B60G2204/4402 ,  B60G2204/61 ,  B60G2206/0114 ,  B60G2206/601 ,  B62D17/00

摘要： An alignment device for adjusting the camber and caster angles of a wheel in an independent front suspension. The wheel is supported on a knuckle assembly which is pivotally connected to upper and lower control arms which are pivotally connected to the vehicle frame. The control arms include bushings received in control arm mounting cylinders which are located between mounting brackets extending from the vehicle frame. Mounting bracket holes at each end of the bushing bore are aligned and, after locating an alignment device eccentric boss at the bracket holes, a mounting bolt is placed through holes in the eccentric boss and through the bushing bore thereby pivotally securing the control arm mounting cylinder. The eccentric boss hole extends through and is axially offset from a circular portion which is received within the mounting bracket hole. Contact surfaces on the eccentric boss are selectively engaged for rotating the boss and circular portion which is guided within the mounting bracket hole, thereby causing the mounting bolt, bushing and control arm to selectively move in an eccentric path and thereby selectively adjusting the camber and caster angles of the wheel. A set screw is provided and extends through an adapter plate of the eccentric boss for selectively fixing the rotational orientation of the eccentric boss and, thus, the camber and caster angles of the wheel.

摘要翻译： 用于调整独立前悬架中车轮的弯度和角度的对准装置。 车轮支撑在转向节组件上，转向节组件枢转地连接到枢转地连接到车架的上部和下部控制臂。 控制臂包括接收在控制臂安装缸中的衬套，其位于从车架延伸的安装支架之间。 在衬套孔的每个端部处的安装支架孔对准，并且在将对准装置偏心凸台定位在支架孔之后，通过安装螺栓将偏心凸台上的孔穿过衬套孔，从而将控制臂安装筒 。 偏心凸台孔延伸穿过并与轴承座内的圆形部分轴向偏移。 选择性地接合偏心凸台上的接触表面，以旋转凸台和在安装支架孔内引导的圆形部分，从而使安装螺栓，衬套和控制臂选择性地在偏心路径中移动，从而选择性地调节外倾角和脚轮 车轮的角度。 设置固定螺钉并延伸穿过偏心凸台的适配器板，用于选择性地固定偏心凸台的旋转取向，并因此固定车轮的外倾角和脚轮角度。