Method and Apparatus For Rapid Wheel Toe Angle Measurement and Adjustment

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20110040443A1
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12857675

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A method for conducting a basic front-end wheel alignment measurement and adjustment procedure together with a routine vehicle maintenance procedure of a vehicle service shop. Vehicle front wheel turn plate assemblies, and optionally, vehicle rolling mechanisms, are incorporated into a support structure in a service area within the vehicle service shop at which the vehicle will undergo the maintenance procedures. When the vehicle is moved into the service area to undergo the maintenance procedures, basic measurements associated with the front-end wheel alignment are acquired by an associated service system, which prompts vehicle technicians to carry out a sequence of basic procedures to facilitate the acquisition of the basic measurements. Based on the results of the measurements, the service system provides the vehicle technicians with graphical guidance for performing any required adjustment to the vehicle front end wheel alignment, which may be carried out concurrent with other maintenance procedures.

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HUNTER ENGINEERING COMPANY11250 HUNTER DRIVE BRIDGETON MO 63044

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Brauer, Blackford F St. Louis, US 7 127

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