Patents Assigned to Daniel T. Rodrigues
  • Patent number: 4430802
    Abstract: Wheel alignment testing apparatus is shown for use with the wheels of a motor vehicle. This apparatus is adapted for use with the racks of an alignment machine. A remote monitoring console would be provided with gauges for recording the reading of caster, camber, toe and turning radius angles of both front wheels of the vehicle. The apparatus includes two units, one unit for each front wheel. Each unit has a stationary base and a wheel-supporting platform or turntable with front and rear rails for centering the center of the wheel on the vertical turning axis of the turntable. A cross-bar transducer is supported from the turntable, and it is provided with electrical strain gauges at both the front and rear of the wheel for sensing either a positive or negative caster angle, as well as at both the left and right sides of the wheel for sensing either a positive or negative camber angle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1982
    Date of Patent: February 14, 1984
    Assignee: Daniel T. Rodrigues
    Inventor: Thomas O. Cole