Upper body coupler mounting assembly
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1. A mounting assembly for a coupler for coupling a measuring device to a vehicle measurement apparatus, with such coupler having one end for mounting at least one measuring device and a second end, for connection to the vehicle, having a surface with a center line, with the mounting assembly comprising, in combination:
- a mounting bracket having a a long portion and a short portion, with the long portion defining a plane perpendicular to the short portion and having a center bore with a frustoconical surface annular to a longitudinal center line of said center bore and said short portion has a surface co-planar with the surface of the second end of the coupler and has a top bore with said top bore having an axis perpendicular to a plane normal to the plane defined by the long portion,a locating cylinder having a through bore along a central longitudinal axis of said cylinder with said central longitudinal axis intersecting the center line of the top bore in the short portion of the mounting bracket at a right angle, thereby defining a point and with said cylinder having at least one frustoconical end corresponding to the center bore, andan adjustment screw adapted to engage the through bore in the locating cylinder and the center bore in the mounting bracket.
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Abstract
A mounting assembly is provided for use with a vehicle measuring system where the point to be measured is transferred, within the measurement system, to an accessible location measurable by the system. The mounting assembly couples a measurement device to a vehicle to be measured and maintains the precise alignment of a coupler at its attachment point to the vehicle during the measurement procedure.
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1. A mounting assembly for a coupler for coupling a measuring device to a vehicle measurement apparatus, with such coupler having one end for mounting at least one measuring device and a second end, for connection to the vehicle, having a surface with a center line, with the mounting assembly comprising, in combination:
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a mounting bracket having a a long portion and a short portion, with the long portion defining a plane perpendicular to the short portion and having a center bore with a frustoconical surface annular to a longitudinal center line of said center bore and said short portion has a surface co-planar with the surface of the second end of the coupler and has a top bore with said top bore having an axis perpendicular to a plane normal to the plane defined by the long portion, a locating cylinder having a through bore along a central longitudinal axis of said cylinder with said central longitudinal axis intersecting the center line of the top bore in the short portion of the mounting bracket at a right angle, thereby defining a point and with said cylinder having at least one frustoconical end corresponding to the center bore, and an adjustment screw adapted to engage the through bore in the locating cylinder and the center bore in the mounting bracket. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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Current AssigneeHein-Werner Corporation
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Original AssigneeHein-Werner Corporation
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InventorsGraham, James C., Liegel, Reinald D.
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Primary Examiner(s)NOLAND, THOMAS
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Application NumberUS08/083,974Time in Patent Office974 DaysField of Search73/866.5, 73/661, 73/118.1, 248/542, 248/122, 248/125, 248/222.1, 248/231.9, 248/274, 248/904US Class Current73/866.5CPC Class CodesG01B 5/0002 Arrangements for supporting...
