Seat complete measuring system
First Claim
1. A measuring system for measuring the efforts and range of travel of one or more movable components on a seat assembly, said measuring system comprising:
- a seat positioning station for supporting and positioning the seat assembly, said seat positioning station including a support platform for fixedly securing and supporting the seat assembly and an indexing mechanism supporting said support platform for rotating said support platform between one of a plurality of indexing positions;
a multi-axis measuring station supported at a predetermined position adjacent said seat positioning station for cooperating with the seat assembly supported and positioned by said seat positioning station in one of said indexing positions, said multi-axis measuring station including a support platform fixedly secured at said predetermined position adjacent said seat positioning station, a first measuring arm coupled to said support platform and movable along a first x-axis, a second measuring arm coupled to said first measuring arm and movable along a second y-axis, a third measuring arm coupled to said second measuring arm and movable along a third z-axis, and a tool arm coupled to said third measuring arm and movable along a rotational r-axis for supporting a tool adapted to engage one of the components of the seat; and
a controller operatively coupled to said seat positioning station and said multi-axis measuring station for controlling the movement of said stations and generating outputs of the measured efforts and range of travel of one of the movable components on the seat assembly during engagement and manipulation thereof by said multi-axis measuring station while supported and positioned by said seat positioning station in one of said indexing positions.
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Abstract
A seat complete measuring system (10) for measuring the efforts and range of travel of any movable component on a seat assembly (12) comprises a seat positioning station (24) for supporting and positioning the seat assembly (12). The seat positioning station (24) includes a planar support platform (26) for fixedly securing and supporting the seat assembly and an indexing mechanism supporting the support platform for rotating platform between one of a plurality of indexing positions. A multi-axis measuring station (46) is supported at a predetermined position adjacent the seat position station (24) for cooperating with the seat assembly (12). The multi-axis measuring station (46) includes a support platform (48) fixedly secured at the predetermined position adjacent the seat positioning station, a first measuring arm movable along an x-axis, a second measuring arm (50) movable along a y-axis, a third measuring arm (56) movable along a z-axis, and a tool arm movable along a rotation r-axis for supporting a tool adapted to engage one of the components of the seat. A controller (60) is operatively coupled to the seat positioning station and the multi-axis measuring station for controlling the stations and generating outputs of the measured efforts and range of travel of one of the movable components on the seat assembly during engagement and manipulation thereof by the multi-axis measuring station while supported and positioned by the seat positioning station in one of the indexing positions.
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11 Claims
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1. A measuring system for measuring the efforts and range of travel of one or more movable components on a seat assembly, said measuring system comprising:
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a seat positioning station for supporting and positioning the seat assembly, said seat positioning station including a support platform for fixedly securing and supporting the seat assembly and an indexing mechanism supporting said support platform for rotating said support platform between one of a plurality of indexing positions;
a multi-axis measuring station supported at a predetermined position adjacent said seat positioning station for cooperating with the seat assembly supported and positioned by said seat positioning station in one of said indexing positions, said multi-axis measuring station including a support platform fixedly secured at said predetermined position adjacent said seat positioning station, a first measuring arm coupled to said support platform and movable along a first x-axis, a second measuring arm coupled to said first measuring arm and movable along a second y-axis, a third measuring arm coupled to said second measuring arm and movable along a third z-axis, and a tool arm coupled to said third measuring arm and movable along a rotational r-axis for supporting a tool adapted to engage one of the components of the seat; and
a controller operatively coupled to said seat positioning station and said multi-axis measuring station for controlling the movement of said stations and generating outputs of the measured efforts and range of travel of one of the movable components on the seat assembly during engagement and manipulation thereof by said multi-axis measuring station while supported and positioned by said seat positioning station in one of said indexing positions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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