Geometrical instruments – Gauge – Wheel
Patent
1996-12-05
1999-01-26
Fulton, Christopher W.
Geometrical instruments
Gauge
Wheel
33371, G01B 5255, G01C 928
Patent
active
058626026
ABSTRACT:
A method for measuring the wheel inclination or "camber" of a vehicle. In a wheel assembly, e.g. in the front axle and suspension assembly of the vehicle, the wheel planes are somewhat inclined in relation to a plane perpendicular to the floor or base, the inclination representing the so called camber angle. A simple method is proposed for determining the magnitude of the angle, independent of specific operating sites and sophisticated instruments. In a manner known per se, a wheel subject to camber measurement is provided with an axial extension in the form of a pin exactly coaxial with the wheel. The center line of said pin will thus incline in relation to the floor by an angle which equals the camber angle. On the floor, directly in front of the set of wheels, a rod or a like straight member is placed. An instrument provided with two mutually perpendicular levels is placed on the rod. The instrument has a bridge pivotable about an axis perpendicular to the center line of the bar, said bridge, in a first step, being set with its pivot axis truly horizontal and, in a second step, being pivoted so that its own plane becomes truly horizontal. The instrument is moved to the wheel pin and the procedure is repeated. The change of inclination which the bridge is subjected to in step 2 represents the camber angle.
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