Patents Assigned to Domion Technologies Group, Inc.
  • Patent number: 6739185
    Abstract: A vehicle wheel alignment method and tire force measuring system is disclosed which enables lateral forces generated by a vehicle tire so that vehicle alignment adjustments may be made to compensate for these as well as other tire generated forces or to enable matching of tires on a given vehicle axle to compensate for such forces. The apparatus provides a pair of tire supporting rollers each of which is supported for independent lateral movement and together are supported for movement in a horizontal plane. In this way, forces resulting from conicity and ply-steer may be measured in addition to the forces from camber and toe in which have been measured in the past. Once the magnitude and direction of these forces has been determined suitable adjustments to the vehicle suspension system may be made so as to net the given force to substantially zero for a given axle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: Domion Technologies Group, Inc.
    Inventor: Hilbert E. Schoeninger