Self-calibrating wheel aligner with improved portability

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 11073381
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16587702

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A portable vehicle alignment system has a vertical central column with a carriage movable along its length, and a pair of camera arms pivotably attached to the carriage, each with a camera pod. The camera pods each have a camera for capturing image data of a respective vehicle-mounted target. One pod also has a calibration target disposed in a known relationship to its camera, and the other pod has a calibration camera disposed in a known relationship to its camera for capturing images of the calibration target. The camera arms pivot between an extended position where the cameras are disposed to capture image data of the vehicle targets and the calibration camera is disposed to capture images of the calibration target, and a folded position where the aligner has a width smaller than the width between the camera pods.

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SNAP-ON INCORPORATEDKENOSHA WISCONSIN 53143

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Brown, Adam C Maumelle, US 30 210
Gray, Brian K Conway, US 22 159
Harrell, James Rodney Greenbrier, US 8 41
Jackson, David A Point Roberts, US 94 2047
Minor, Bryan C Conway, US 13 96
Rogers, Steven W Conway, US 110 3950
Swayne, Ronald D Sherwood, US 23 187

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