CN1094511A

CN1094511A - Gap between a kind of hinge connector of measuring motor vehicle and measure the device of steering angle

Info

Publication number: CN1094511A
Application number: CN 93117636
Authority: CN
Inventors: 埃里德·罗萨托
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 1992-08-04
Filing date: 1993-08-04
Publication date: 1994-11-02
Anticipated expiration: 2013-08-04
Also published as: CN1050900C

Abstract

Take turns in the dimple (4) that (6) provide in gap between a kind of mensuration hinge connector of motor vehicle and measure the device of steering angle, each that is placed on the vehicle lifting device, and it comprises a substrate (2), is placed on the bottom of described dimple (4); A pair of first topworks (10); An intermediate plate (12) is fixed on the bar of described first topworks (10); A pair of second topworks (16) arranges perpendicular to first topworks; A top board (18) is fixed on the bar of second topworks; A platen places on the said top board (18); One device (32) that platen (26,34) is locked on the top board also flexibly keeps platen (26,34) with respect to top board (18) centering position (30).

Description

Gap between a kind of hinge connector of measuring motor vehicle and measure the device of steering angle

The present invention relates to the gap between a kind of hinge connector of measuring motor vehicle and measure the device of steering angle.

Have the device in the gap between various mensuration vehicle hinge connectors in motor vehicle maintenance factory, these devices comprise the top board that a base plate and a relative base plate can move horizontally on two vertical directions.This device is arranged in pairs usually on the vehicle lifting device, and this base plate is fixed on the corresponding wheel road, and this top plate supporting the wheel that is sent to the vehicle that is verified on the lifting device.For the existence in any gap between the hinge connector of measuring steering with measure its value, this top board is made into removable with respect to fixing base plate, observes the operating condition of detection vehicle between this moving period downwards by means of an electric light.

The shortcoming of this known devices is that it needs bigger height (about 7 centimetres), and when it permanently is arranged on the vehicle lifting device, in fact can only be used for above-mentioned purpose.

Geometry and wheel turning angle that front wheel angle tester (Circular ball plates) is used to measure suspension are known, they also are installed on the wheel road of vehicle lifting device usually, wheel provides suitable dimple on the road, thus because their ad hoc structure and realize function characteristic limitations they be used for this single purpose.

Therefore in order to measure the gap and to measure steering angle and the vehicle salvage shop equipped must provide two lifting devices or at two independently in the factory, a servicing unit that is equipped with a type, another is equipped with the servicing unit of another type, and this significant need is considered cost and place problem.

Possibly, the servicing unit that is used for two different measurements replacedly is installed in one and same vehicle lifting device, but before the measurement of implementing appointment corresponding servicing unit is set, and removes them after implementing to measure and need a series of operation.

One object of the present invention is to provide a kind of device, and it can be used to promptly measure the gap measuring machine motor-car steering angle again between hinge connector.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of device, it can be suitable use and by a kind of formal transformation to another kind of form.

Another purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of device, and wherein, this conversion can full out and simply be realized by the operator.

Another purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of device, and it can be installed on the conventional vehicle lifting device and be not limited to its this specific use.

Another purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of device, and it has multiple use concurrently, comprises compact structure, operation safely and reliably and minimum space requirement, and it can be contained in the dimple on the wheel road that is provided in the vehicle lifting device usually like this.

Another purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of device, and this device has and is being used for the matrix of particular measurement, makes upper plate can bear moving of 90 ° or 45 °.

By description given below above-mentioned and further purpose is realized by a device of measuring hinge connector and measurement steering angle according to the present invention, this device is placed on the concave surface that is provided by the wheel road on each vehicle lifting device, is characterised in that to comprise:

-one substrate is placed on the bottom of said concave surface,

-a pair of first topworks is arranged parallel to each other and is fixed on the said substrate along two relative limits.

-one intermediate plate, be fixed on narrate on the bar of first topworks, and have two opposed edges that can on the guide that is formed on this mechanism body, slide.

A pair of second topworks is arranged perpendicular to first topworks, and is fixed thereon along two of intermediate plate relative limits,

-one top board is fixed on the bar of second topworks, and has two opposed edges that can slide on the guide that is formed on this mechanism body.

-one platen places on the said top board by means of the ball support,

-with the device of top board and platen locking, reach

-keep described plate flexibly to be in the device of relevant top board position intermediate.

The present invention is by being further explained in conjunction with disclosed accompanying drawing, wherein:

Fig. 1 is the plan view according to the device in the dimple on the wheel road that is installed in a vehicle lifting device of the present invention,

Fig. 2 is the plan view that does not have top board or be placed on the plate at top,

Fig. 3 is the plan view that does not have platen,

Fig. 4 be with Fig. 1 identical view device shown, but have an octagon platen that substitutes,

Fig. 5 is that longitudinal section view is amplified in the part of V in Fig. 1-V line, and

Fig. 6 is that cross sectional view is amplified in the part of VI in Fig. 1-VI line.

As seen in Figure 1, according to the inventive system comprises a substrate 2, substrate has the polygon-octagonal shape that is suitable for being accommodated in the size in the dimple 4, and dimple 4 is placed on the wheel road 6 of each vehicle lifting device.Substrate 2 comprises two straight troughs 8, and its purpose will illustrate below.

Two topworkies 10 with two hydraulic cylinder forms are provided on the substrate 12, are parallel to two grooves 8 with contiguous relative limit, and have and the surperficial bar that is connected less than the intermediate plate that is roughly rectangle 12 of substrate 2.It can move horizontally by relative substrate 2 under the control of two hydraulic cylinders 10.For this purpose, be provided with the guide rail 14 that retrains mutually with the relative two edges of this plate 12 on the mutual relative side of two mechanisms,, its axis that is parallel to hydraulic cylinder 10 laterally moved to guide this plate.

Further be fixed on the both sides of no guide rail 14 constraints of plate 12 with two topworkies 16 of hydraulic cylinder form, and have and the 3rd bar that rectangular slab 18 is connected, so plate 18 can slide on the direction of the direction of sliding perpendicular to following intermediate plate 12, and by be formed at cylinder 16 main bodys on the constraining in it and move and be directed of two transverse edges that cooperate of guide rail 20.

The 3rd plate 18 above this is littler than following intermediate plate 12, and has a center hole 22, plate 18 surface thereon has been provided many balls supports 24, has placed one and be similar to substrate 2 and octagon platen that constitute the support platen of vehicle wheels in support 24.

Stretch out a umbrella shape condiment 28 downwards from the lower surface of this octagon platen 26, its top has the diameter bigger than the diameter in hole 22, allows the following relatively rectangular slab 28 of plate 26 to bear the motion of essence, avoids it to separate fully simultaneously.In addition, the umbrella shape condiment 28 of octagon platen 26 and below rectangular slab 18 between put into two knot volute springs 30, its objective is is not having the flexibly common centering of

holding plate

26 and 28 under the extraneous power situation.

Two little hydraulic cylinders 32 also are provided on rectangular slab 18, and its axis normal is in this plate, and its bar upwards exposes, and the corresponding hole towards this bar on the platen 26 above its embedding is in when platen 26 and plate 18 centerings.

Device of the present invention also comprises a plectane 34, and it can replace octagon platen 26.This plectane 34 also provides the umbrella shape condiment 28 of a bottom and is locked the hole that hydraulic cylinder 32 embeds, and also provides a graduated edge 36, and it constitutes pointer 38 with substrate 2 rigidity together and interrelates.

Device of the present invention comprises many sensors and web member further, they make this device can be connected to a small-sized control center, it preferably place this device be placed on wherein wheel road 6 below, and they can also make following the operation described process be finished exactly.Because of control center structurally with the operation on be general type, it is not expressed out in the drawings.It comprises a jar, a pump, many solenoid valves, and depend on the various control device and the regulator of relevant motor vehicle type.

All these parts all have been miniaturized, and because they are loaded into below the wheel road 6, they are only limited in fact with device of the present invention and are connected.In fact two these devices installing on two wheel roads of vehicle lifting device only need a control center, two connecting pipes are provided in this control center and take turns between this fixing on 6 device same, and two connecting pipes are provided in this control center and between this device of fixing on the wheel road of another vehicle lifting device in addition.At last, power supply that this control center needs.

In order to measure the existence in possible gap, two devices of aforementioned type are positioned in being provided in usually in the dimple 4 on two slideways 6 on the vehicle lifting device.Must be noted that during this period each device is provided with to such an extent that make two hydraulic cylinders 10 that rigidly fix with substrate 2 have the axis of taking turns the road longitudinal axis perpendicular to corresponding.Accurately finished in order to measure, in measurement, this stream oriented device must be arranged on the distance that interval one equals the measured vehicle wheelspan, therefore the wheel road of vehicle lifting device separates enough width usually, to allow same lifting device to be used to the vehicle of different wheelspans, each device is made into and can taking turns in the dimple 4 in road 6 accordingly, perhaps artificially or mechanically laterally mobile.Under first kind of situation, one towards under condiment 40 be fixed in the hole on the base portion 44 that is inserted in dimple 4 on the octagon substrate 2, this device can be thought, in the dimple of corresponding different lateral attitudes; Under second kind of situation, transverse hydraulic cylinder 42 is placed in below the base portion 44 of dimple 4, makes its bar insert this condiment 40, and this condiment stretches out downwards and passes the horizontal slotted hole 46 that said base portion 44 provides from substrate 2.In either case, the position of substrate 2 in dimple 4 no matter, it is no problem giving the hydraulic pressure supply of

hydraulic cylinder

10,16 and 32, because its position no matter, the elongated slot 8 that is provided by this plate makes supply pipe can pass through it.

As below will being illustrated be provided with because device in fact of the present invention must turn in dimple 4 on two separation point positions of 45 °, this condiment 40 should accurately be arranged on this plate 2 in the heart.

In order to measure the existence of motor vehicle internal clearance, be contained in stream oriented devices in the dimple 4 in two-wheeled road 6 and at first must make at least one device by artificially or lateral adjustments and being placed on the isolated accurate distance mechanically.

After finishing the location, vehicle is sailed on the wheel road of vehicle lifting device, and the location, makes its two front-wheels be positioned at the center of the platen 26 of two devices exactly, and they are locked with respect to following plate like this.

Therefore and then in the effect of cancellation hydraulic cylinder 32 and after platen 26 is thrown off with plate 18, the two pairs of

hydraulic cylinders

10 and 16 laterally and/or are vertically being done little moving, and whether the check gap exists.This mensuration is aided with normally that a lamp realizes, this lamp has upwards illuminated Examination region, and this mensuration is provided with the button of a control

hydraulic cylinder

10 and 16.

If wheel is adjusted in little impulse movement in the relative wheel road longitudinal axis 45, each device turns over 45 ° of settings in its corresponding dimple, under this condition, only need on required direction, to handle a pair of in two pairs of

hydraulic cylinders

10 or 16 and just can obtain pulse and move.In this, device of the present invention in this case can be only by pair of

hydraulic cylinders

10 or 16, or only are made of a

plate

12 or 18.

If also need to measure wheel turning angle, octagon platen 26 can be substituted by plectane 34, and make plate 18 lockings by hydraulic cylinder 32 after, the corresponding deflecting roller of vehicle is sailed on it, then, this plate rotation is read out by the position of pointer 38 on scale edge 36.

Basically, the isolated system that is combined into owing to gap determinator and steering angle measurement mechanism, and because the layout originally and the cooperation of the multiple parts that cooperatively interact, device of the present invention makes conventional method improved and obtain considerable advantage widely, especially:

The mensuration in the gap the on-motor vehicle and the measurement of steering angle are finished by an elective independent device, and will be on the vehicle lifting device position of moving vehicle,

-this device is multiduty, and this is owing to have minimum overall dimensions, allows it to be accommodated in the conventional dimple that provides on the wheel road of vehicle lifting device,

-it can remove from the vehicle lifting device, and it is not limited to this specific use thus.

-it can be to be used on the left side or the wheel road on the right all not have difference.

-it can make this top board not only in the parallel and vertical direction in wheel road but also mobile on the 45 direction,

-it can be used to the vehicle of any wheelspan, reach

-it is provided with simply, and does not need extraneous the connection except electric power is supplied with.

Claims

1, take turns in the dimple (4) that (6) provide in the gap between a kind of mensuration hinge connector of motor vehicle and measure the device of steering angle, each that is placed on the vehicle lifting device, is characterised in that to comprise:

-one substrate (2) is placed on the bottom of said dimple (4),

-a pair of first topworks (10) is arranged parallel to each other, and is fixed on the said substrate along two relative limits.

-one intermediate plate (12) is fixed on the bar of said first topworks (10), and has two and can go up sliding right opposed edges at the guide rail (10) that is formed on this mechanism body.

-a pair of second topworks (16) is arranged perpendicular to first topworks, and is fixed thereon along two relative limits of intermediate plate (12),

-one top board (18) is fixed on the bar of second topworks, and has two opposed edges that can slide on the guide rail (20) that is formed on this mechanism body,

-one platen (26,34) places on the said top board (18) by means of the ball support,

-platen (26,34) is locked in device (32) on the top board (18), and

-flexibly keep the device (30) of described plate (26,34) with respect to top board (18) centering.

2, device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that this substrate (1) is the polygon-octagonal shape, and the distance between its two relative edge's edge is substantially equal to along the size of the dimple (4) of the measurement of longitudinal axis in wheel road (6).

3, device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that this substrate (2) can laterally move in corresponding dimple (4).

4, device as claimed in claim 3 is characterized in that this substrate (2) is provided with at least one the condiment (40) that stretches out downwards, and the hole that provides on the base portion (44) of dimple (4) is provided for it.

5, device as claimed in claim 3, it is characterized in that this substrate (2) be provided with at least one stretch downwards with condiment (40), it passes the horizontal slotted hole (46) that the base portion (44) of a dimple (4) provides, and connects a topworks (42) that is horizontally set at below the said base portion (40).

6, device as claimed in claim 3, it is characterized in that this substrate (2) comprises at least one horizontal slotted hole (8), can arrive any lateral attitude of the said plate (2) in corresponding dimple (4) by the supply pipe of its said first and second topworks (10,16) and said locking system (32).

7, device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that this first and/or second topworks (10,16) is made of hydraulic cylinder-piston.

8, device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that comprising: limit the device (28,22) that the relative top board (18) of this platen (26,34) moves horizontally.

9, device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that this top board (18) comprises that one is roughly circular center pit (22), has inserted the condiment (28) that stretches out from the lower surface of described platen (26,34) in it.

10, device as claimed in claim 9 is characterized in that this condiment (28) is substantially umbrella shape, and the diameter of the diameter in the hole (22) that provides greater than top board (18) is provided its head.

11, device as claimed in claim 1, it is characterized in that comprising at least one substantially axis normal place on this top board (18) and insert the topworks (32) that platen (26,34) is locked top board (18) according to instruction.

12, device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that spring (20) is installed between described platen (26,34) and the described top board (18), in order to remain on the position of common centering under the situation that does not have extraneous power effect.

13, device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that comprising a control center that is used for topworks (10,16,32,42), and its controls two devices on two the wheel roads (16) that are provided in the vehicle lifting device.

14, device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that this platen (26) is the polygon-octagonal shape.

15, device as claimed in claim 1 is characterized in that this platen (34) is circular.

16, as the device of claim 15, it is characterized in that this platen (34) has a graduated edge (36), it interrelates with the pointer (38) that substrate (2) rigidity together constitutes.