Abstract: An inspection device for inspecting production threaded members wherein the threaded members are routed to a test station to functionally inspect the thread profile of each threaded member to ensure that when the threaded member is matched with a corresponding threaded hole in an engine block or, in the alternative, a threaded nut, the threaded member will mate properly to serve its intended purpose.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 25, 1996
Date of Patent:
October 20, 1998
Assignee:
Ajax Metal Processing, Inc.
Inventors:
Lloyd Goodrich, James F. Carpenter, Gregory J. Wronkowicz