GB2307312B - Headlight aiming apparatus - Google Patents

Headlight aiming apparatus

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Publication number
GB2307312B
GB2307312B GB9620347A GB9620347A GB2307312B GB 2307312 B GB2307312 B GB 2307312B GB 9620347 A GB9620347 A GB 9620347A GB 9620347 A GB9620347 A GB 9620347A GB 2307312 B GB2307312 B GB 2307312B
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United Kingdom
Prior art keywords
aiming apparatus
headlight aiming
headlight
aiming
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired - Fee Related
Application number
GB9620347A
Other versions
GB2307312A8 (en
GB9620347D0 (en
GB2307312A (en
Inventor
Ronald L Panter
John J Taylor
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Panter Master Controls Inc
Comau LLC
Original Assignee
Progressive Tool and Industries Co
Panter Master Controls Inc
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
Filing date
Publication date
Priority claimed from US08/699,521 external-priority patent/US5751832A/en
Application filed by Progressive Tool and Industries Co, Panter Master Controls Inc filed Critical Progressive Tool and Industries Co
Publication of GB9620347D0 publication Critical patent/GB9620347D0/en
Publication of GB2307312A publication Critical patent/GB2307312A/en
Publication of GB2307312A8 publication Critical patent/GB2307312A8/en
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of GB2307312B publication Critical patent/GB2307312B/en
Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical
Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01M—TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G01M11/00—Testing of optical apparatus; Testing structures by optical methods not otherwise provided for
    • G01M11/02—Testing optical properties
    • G01M11/06—Testing the alignment of vehicle headlight devices
    • G01M11/064—Testing the alignment of vehicle headlight devices by using camera or other imaging system for the light analysis
    • G01M11/065—Testing the alignment of vehicle headlight devices by using camera or other imaging system for the light analysis details about the image analysis
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01M—TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G01M11/00—Testing of optical apparatus; Testing structures by optical methods not otherwise provided for
    • G01M11/02—Testing optical properties
    • G01M11/06—Testing the alignment of vehicle headlight devices
    • G01M11/064—Testing the alignment of vehicle headlight devices by using camera or other imaging system for the light analysis
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G01—MEASURING; TESTING
    • G01M—TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES OR STRUCTURES; TESTING OF STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • G01M11/00—Testing of optical apparatus; Testing structures by optical methods not otherwise provided for
    • G01M11/02—Testing optical properties
    • G01M11/06—Testing the alignment of vehicle headlight devices
    • G01M11/067—Details of the vehicle positioning system, e.g. by using a laser
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05B—CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS
    • G05B19/00—Programme-control systems
    • G05B19/02—Programme-control systems electric
    • G05B19/18—Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form
    • G05B19/401—Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by control arrangements for measuring, e.g. calibration and initialisation, measuring workpiece for machining purposes
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
    • G05D3/00—Control of position or direction
    • G05D3/12—Control of position or direction using feedback
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05B—CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS
    • G05B2219/00—Program-control systems
    • G05B2219/30—Nc systems
    • G05B2219/42—Servomotor, servo controller kind till VSS
    • G05B2219/42222—Compare reflected image from object with reference image, adjust object
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05B—CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS
    • G05B2219/00—Program-control systems
    • G05B2219/30—Nc systems
    • G05B2219/45—Nc applications
    • G05B2219/45023—Align head lamps of car
GB9620347A 1995-09-29 1996-09-30 Headlight aiming apparatus Expired - Fee Related GB2307312B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US457195P 1995-09-29 1995-09-29
US1685596P 1996-05-03 1996-05-03
US08/699,521 US5751832A (en) 1996-09-04 1996-09-04 Headlight aiming apparatus

Publications (4)

Publication Number Publication Date
GB9620347D0 GB9620347D0 (en) 1996-11-13
GB2307312A GB2307312A (en) 1997-05-21
GB2307312A8 GB2307312A8 (en) 1997-09-11
GB2307312B true GB2307312B (en) 1999-06-16

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GB9620347A Expired - Fee Related GB2307312B (en) 1995-09-29 1996-09-30 Headlight aiming apparatus

Country Status (5)

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JP (1) JPH09170965A (en)
CA (1) CA2185387C (en)
DE (1) DE19639986A1 (en)
GB (1) GB2307312B (en)
IT (1) ITMI961988A1 (en)

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Citations (7)

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1360619A (en) * 1972-03-30 1974-07-17 Hartridge Ltd Leslie Apparatus for testing beams of light
EP0185800A1 (en) * 1984-12-28 1986-07-02 Anzen Motor Car Co., Ltd. Apparatus for determining the irradiation direction of a headlight beam
EP0296856A1 (en) * 1987-06-23 1988-12-28 Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation Headlight aiming and light pattern testing apparatus and method
US5164785A (en) * 1991-02-08 1992-11-17 Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation Headlight aiming apparatus and display
US5210589A (en) * 1991-12-16 1993-05-11 Chuo Electronic Measurement Co., Ltd. Apparatus for measuring optical-axis deflection angle of headlight
US5331393A (en) * 1992-12-11 1994-07-19 Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation Method and apparatus for locating a specific location on a vehicle headlamp
US5426500A (en) * 1994-01-04 1995-06-20 Chuo Electronic Measurement Co., Ltd. Illuminance measurement of vehicle lamp

Patent Citations (8)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB1360619A (en) * 1972-03-30 1974-07-17 Hartridge Ltd Leslie Apparatus for testing beams of light
EP0185800A1 (en) * 1984-12-28 1986-07-02 Anzen Motor Car Co., Ltd. Apparatus for determining the irradiation direction of a headlight beam
EP0296856A1 (en) * 1987-06-23 1988-12-28 Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation Headlight aiming and light pattern testing apparatus and method
US5164785A (en) * 1991-02-08 1992-11-17 Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation Headlight aiming apparatus and display
US5373357A (en) * 1991-02-08 1994-12-13 Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation Headlight aiming method using pattern framing
US5210589A (en) * 1991-12-16 1993-05-11 Chuo Electronic Measurement Co., Ltd. Apparatus for measuring optical-axis deflection angle of headlight
US5331393A (en) * 1992-12-11 1994-07-19 Hopkins Manufacturing Corporation Method and apparatus for locating a specific location on a vehicle headlamp
US5426500A (en) * 1994-01-04 1995-06-20 Chuo Electronic Measurement Co., Ltd. Illuminance measurement of vehicle lamp

Also Published As

Publication number Publication date
GB2307312A8 (en) 1997-09-11
GB9620347D0 (en) 1996-11-13
ITMI961988A0 (en) 1996-09-27
GB2307312A (en) 1997-05-21
DE19639986A1 (en) 1997-04-03
JPH09170965A (en) 1997-06-30
CA2185387A1 (en) 1996-11-04
ITMI961988A1 (en) 1997-03-30
CA2185387C (en) 2002-04-30

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