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Steering aligning apparatus and method

  • US 6,456,372 B1
  • Filed: 03/31/2000
  • Issued: 09/24/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2000
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Apparatus for alignment of steerable and nonsteerable vehicle wheel hubs mounted on a vehicle chassis on a moving assembly line wherein the steerable wheel hubs are interconnected by steering linkage on the chassis, said apparatus comprising:

  • a first laser device operative to measure a plane of the nonsteerable wheel hub on one side of a vehicle chassis moving on an assembly line;

    a second laser device operative to measure a plane of the steerable wheel hub on said one side of the chassis;

    a power device operative to move the steering linkage to adjust the plane of the steerable wheel hub to a predetermined condition related to a corresponding plane of the nonsteerable hub; and

    control means operative to control operation of the power device to move the steerable hub to the predetermined condition.

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