Non contact wheel alignment sensor and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7864309
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12113300

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A sensor and method of determining the orientation of an object, such as the alignment characteristics of a tire and wheel assembly mounted on a vehicle, includes projecting a plurality of light planes from a first light projector onto a tire and wheel assembly to form a plurality of generally parallel illumination lines on a tire of the tire and wheel assembly, receiving a reflected image of at least some of the illumination lines with a photo electric device reflected from the tire at an angle relative to a projecting angle of the first light projector, and determining a plane defined by spatial coordinates from a selected point located on each illumination line imaged by the photo electric device, with the plane representing the orientation of the tire and wheel assembly.

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BURKE E PORTER MACHINERY COMPANY730 PLYMOUTH N E GRAND RAPIDS MI 49505

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Beghuin, Didier Enghien, BE 6 93
De, Sloovere Kris Nazareth, BE 3 75
Verhaert, Koen Antwerp, BE 6 180

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