Lift point alignment device for vehicle maintenance lifts
First Claim
1. A lift point alignment device for a vehicle maintenance lift aligning a vehicle body holding tool provided in a lifting arm of a vehicle maintenance lift to lift points provided in a lower part of a vehicle, the lift point alignment device comprising:
- a mirror body detachably attached to the vehicle body holding tool, the mirror body including a mirror surface facing upward while the mirror body is attached to the vehicle body holding tool; and
a light source provided in the mirror body to project light in a vertical direction towards the lower part of the vehicle from the mirror surface of the mirror body attached to the vehicle body holding tool;
wherein an alignment state of the vehicle body holding tool with respect to the lift points of the vehicle is allowed to be recognized based on a match state between an image of the light source and an image of the lift points of the vehicle reflected in the mirror surface of the mirror body observed from a side of the vehicle.
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Abstract
Provided is a lift point alignment device (30) including a mirror body (40) detachably attached to a vehicle body holding tool (20), the mirror body (40) including a mirror surface (42) facing upward while the mirror body (40) is attached to the vehicle body holding tool (20), and a light source (50) provided in the mirror body (40) to project light in a vertical direction toward a lower part of a vehicle (1) from the mirror surface (42) of the mirror body (40) attached to the vehicle body holding tool (20), wherein an alignment state of the vehicle body holding tool (20) with respect to lift points (2) of the vehicle (1) is allowed to be recognized based on a match state between an image of the light source (50) and an image of the lift points (2) of the vehicle (1) reflected in the mirror surface (42) of the mirror body (40) observed from a side of the vehicle.
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13 Claims
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1. A lift point alignment device for a vehicle maintenance lift aligning a vehicle body holding tool provided in a lifting arm of a vehicle maintenance lift to lift points provided in a lower part of a vehicle, the lift point alignment device comprising:
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a mirror body detachably attached to the vehicle body holding tool, the mirror body including a mirror surface facing upward while the mirror body is attached to the vehicle body holding tool; and a light source provided in the mirror body to project light in a vertical direction towards the lower part of the vehicle from the mirror surface of the mirror body attached to the vehicle body holding tool; wherein an alignment state of the vehicle body holding tool with respect to the lift points of the vehicle is allowed to be recognized based on a match state between an image of the light source and an image of the lift points of the vehicle reflected in the mirror surface of the mirror body observed from a side of the vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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