Abstract: A slider for zip fasteners with two tabs, includes a hollow body in which are positioned members designed in such a way that, when either one of the two tabs is pulled, this causes the disengagement of a pawl from the teeth of a fastener, overcoming the resistance of elastic elements which keep the pawl inserted between the teeth. In the slider, the members include a fork provided with two prongs positioned on opposite sides of the plane of the teeth and pivoted at a point of the slider in such a way that it can rotate in a plane perpendicular to the plane of the teeth when a force is exerted on at least one of its prongs by the tab connected to it by its ring.

Abstract: A fastener for use in air massage systems used with a bathtub that includes a shell having at least two layers with at least one hole being defined through the shell. The fastener, for instance in the form of a rivet, comprises a hollow body adapted to extend through the hole in the shell and a securing mechanism provided for anchoring the fastener in the hole and for retaining together the layers of the shell. The securing mechanism can comprise enlarged distal and proximal elements provided at opposed ends of the hollow body and adapted to be disposed against inner visible and outer hidden surfaces of the shell. The proximal element includes a decorative head adapted to at least partly overlie the visible surface of the shell.

Abstract: An apparatus and a method for shrinking continuous textile substrates are described. The apparatus comprises: a first motorized roller; a second motorized roller; an endlessly wound belt for conveying and supporting the textile substrate; a pre-tensioning means for applying a predetermined longitudinal tension to the belt and a means for guiding the belt. According to the invention, the belt is substantially elastically deformable longitudinally. The pre-tensioning means comprises an idle roller and the guiding means comprises a rotating drum for guiding the belt along a length between the second motorized roller and the first motorized roller. The textile substrate is conveyed arranged between the belt and the rotating drum.

Abstract: A casket comprises a casket shell having a pair of side walls, a pair of end walls, and a floor, at least one lid securable to the casket shell, a memorabilia mounting device secured to the at least one lid and extending along at least a portion of a perimeter thereof, and a memorabilia display device mounted to the memorabilia mounting device for displaying memorabilia memorializing a deceased.

Abstract: In a method for manufacturing a transversal surface acoustic wave filter device, measurement pads for use in probe measurement are formed on a wafer, and are shared by adjacent transversal surface acoustic wave filter devices. The number of measurement pads is reduced to about half the standard, thereby reducing the area occupied per device.

Abstract: Draft tube embedments of a hydroelectric turbine are removed for replacement and/or upgrading. Several shafts for saw wire access, forming a horizontal polygonal shape are drilled outside the draft ring and a circular slot cut below the bottom ring to meet the shafts. Shafts and slot encompass the embedments. Additional shafts are drilled for hoist slings. Generally radial cuts are made using diamond saw wires attached to saw wire machines from selected saw wire access shafts to the draft tube through the embedments. Back cuts are made between adjacent saw wire access shafts, again by diamond saw wires attached to saw wire machines, cutting the polygon into sections. Hoisting slings are passed down the hoisting sling shafts around the sections. The sections are then cut free by further back cuts and then hoisted from the draft tube. The method is quicker than conventional methods.

Abstract: An improved tool for pulling off a rotor of a motor from a shaft or a fan from a shaft, which improved tool is provided with hooked arms that are releasably but securely held at one end in the housing, without the use of retaining clips, so that the arms do not fall off during use or become lost, and so that they do not interfere with the use of the tool when using the securing bolts for pulling off a rotor. The housing of the improved tool of the invention is circular in shape, and in a first version, is provided with a plurality of equally-spaced holes about its circumference, which holes received the hooked ends of the hooked arms, so that various configurations of hooked arms may be provided to best suit the configuration of vanes and type of fan being pulled off a shaft.

Abstract: A method for assembly of a planetary gear unit of a planetary transmission comprising a planetary gear, a planet shaft which, on a shoulder between a pivot and an outer wall, has an indented ring with a bearing situated between the planetary gear and the planet shaft and two thrust discs for the planetary gear. One tool is used which has two dies displaceable coaxially with the planet shaft. The method comprises the step of alignment and stretching the planetary gear unit to a medium positional zero play tolerance; positively fixing the aligned position on the guide plates of the planet carrier, and squeezing the pivot of the planet shaft to a predetermined measure. The planetary gear unit is aligned and stretched to medium positional zero play tolerance exclusively via the tool.

Abstract: A method for using a shrinking net system to protect people from falling objects on the premises of a building undergoing construction or renovations is described. The shrinking net system is easy to install and tension. The shrinking net system includes a shrinking net and a means to attach the net to a building. An object with the potential of falling is wrapped in the shrinking net. After the shrinking net is wrapped around the hazardous object, a rope or metal rod is woven through the net and securely attached to the building. The net is then wetted and shrinks to tightly fit around the dangerous object. Because the net is made from a material that shrinks when wetted, it will not become loose around the object over time. Among other things, the shrinking net system allows construction crews and the public to be on the premises of a building under construction or renovations without being at risk for injury from falling objects.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for coldworking holes using rotational mandrel. The apparatus uses a tubular seamless sleeve made of shape memory alloys having a superelasticity property, a mandrel having major and minor diameter portions, an end-cap to seat and restrain axial and rotational motion of said sleeve.

Abstract: A method of securing an end fitting (10) to an end of a hose (12) having an outer braid (12a) and a plastic liner (12b) is disclosed, the method including the step of: i) providing a hollow end fitting (10) for a hose (12), the end fitting (10) having a spigot (10a) and a sealing face; ii) inserting the spigot (10a) of the end fitting (10) between the braid and the liner(12b) and bring the liner end through said hollow end fitting (10) and flaring out the liner end to form a plastic sealing face; iii) processing the assembly so formed in such a manner as to cause the flared liner end to form a shape which includes a bead (26) on the liner surface and which has its inside edge (28) squared off. The bead (26) is preferably concentric and allows the rubber seal previously used to be dispensed with. The end fitting (10) preferably comprises a PTFE lined end fitting, in which the PTFE hose liner (12b) is passed through the bore of the end fitting (10), and is then flared out.

Abstract: An improved tool and method for enhancing the surface of a heat transfer tube are provided. The tool, which can be easily added to existing manufacturing equipment, includes cutting bits that may be retracted with a housing. The cutting bits include a cutting edge to cut through the surface of a tube and a lifting edge to lift the surface of the tube to form protrusions. A method for enhancing the inner surface of the tube includes mounting a tool on a shaft, positioning the tool in the tube and causing relative rotation and axial movement between the tube and the tool to cut at least partially through at least one ridge formed along the surface of the tube to form ridge layers and lift the ridge layers to form protrusions.

Abstract: A non-polymeric or biological coating applied to a radially expandable interventional medical device in a collapsed, wrapped, or folded configuration. Properties of the coating material applied to the medical device are adjusted or varied to result in a desired combination of coverage of the surface of the medical device, drug loading, and coating thickness. The coating is sterile, and is capable of being carried by a sterile medical device to a targeted tissue location within the body following radial expansion. The therapeutic coating transfers off the medical device due in part to a biological attraction with the tissue and in part to a physical transference from the medical device to the targeted tissue location in contact with the medical device.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a surface acoustic wave device having a high electromechanical coefficient and reflection coefficient, and also having an improved frequency-temperature characteristic is achieved by forming a SiO2 film on an IDT so as to prevent cracking from occurring on a surface of the SiO2 film so that desired properties can be reliably obtained. The surface acoustic wave device includes at least one IDT, which is composed of a metal or an alloy having a density higher than that of Al and is formed on a 25° to 55° rotation-Y plate X propagation LiTaO3 substrate, and a SiO2 film disposed on the LiTaO3 substrate so as to cover the at least one IDT for improving the frequency-temperature characteristic.

Abstract: The invention is disclosed a method of fabricating a layer lamination integrated direct methanol fuel cell. The first step is form a flow-channel/liquid-trench layer by using materials of a printed circuit board (PCB). The second step is to form a membrane electrode assembly layer. The third step is to form a controlling circuit layer by using PCB manufacturing process. The forth step is to join the flow-channel/liquid-trench layer, the membrane electrode assembly layer, and the controlling circuit layer to form a layer lamination integrated direct methanol fuel cell.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to hybrid lithium-ion based electrochemical devices having a thin microporous polymeric separator bonded to their porous electrodes without special treatment of the separator and without additional adhesive layers. Structures of superior high energy density and power density are disclosed herein, as well as the methods of their assembly and automated production.

Abstract: The corrugated fin feeding apparatus has cutting devices (1) producing corrugated (C1, C2) fins with a predetermined length and a conveying device (2) determining positions of the corrugated fins and conveying them at predetermined intervals. Further, the feeding apparatus has a forcible conveying device (3) which adds a driving force to the corrugated fins being conveyed by the conveying device (4) to push out them toward the downstream side thereof and distributes them in predetermined directions, and an accumulating device which accommodates the corrugated fins into a plurality of accumulating rooms respectively.

Abstract: A contact member is supported on the support shaft. A force sensor is coupled to the support shaft. A movable member is coupled to the force sensor. The pressure apparatus allows the movable member to cause the axial movement of the support shaft. A first guide serves to guide the axial movement of the support shaft. The first guide is supported on the support member. The support member stands still during the movement of the movable member. Accordingly, the movement of the movable member is restrained in the axial direction. The contact member is thus prevented from suffering from a swinging movement around the force sensor. Servo control of a higher frequency bandwidth can be applied to the movement of the contact member. The contact member moves at a higher velocity. Occurrence of resonance is still avoided in the contact member. The tact time can be shortened.

Abstract: The invention relates to a deep-drawing machine or thermoforming machine for producing diverse objects, containers, packaging or similar from thermoformable plastics. In said machine, plastic blanks are placed in retaining devices, in particular in holding presses (1) and the latter can be displaced in relation to the processing stations The retaining devices or holding presses (1) are separated from or independent of one another and the processing stations are situated or positioned along at least two rows or lines, which are in particular parallel.

Abstract: A jig for holding and conveyance having a weak-adherence adhesive pattern on a plate surface on which a printed circuit board having a conductive portion and a non-conductive portion on the surface of an insulating substrate is placed and held. The weak-adherence adhesive pattern is formed by being restricted to a position corresponding to non-conductive portion. A jig for holding and conveyance is also disclosed which has a fluorine-based resin layer on a plate surface on which a printed circuit board having a conductive pattern on the surface of an insulating substrate is placed and held. On the fluorine-based resin layer, the printed circuit board is held so that the conductor pattern surface of the printed circuit board is approximately parallel to the plate surface.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of manufacturing a wiring board comprising: a build-up layer, in which wiring patterns are piled with insulating layers; and a core substrate, which is separately formed from the build-up layer, the method comprising the steps of: separably forming the build-up layer on a plate-shaped support; electrically connecting the core substrate to the wiring patterns of the build-up layer on the support; and removing the support from the build-up layer so as to form the wiring board, in which the build-up layer is connected to the core substrate. By separably forming the build-up layer and the core substrate, the wiring board effectively exhibiting characteristics thereof can be produced.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for mounting electronic components is provided. The method comprises: rotating at least one rotation housing, and thereby correcting positions of a plurality of nozzle spindles depending on specified absorption positions of the electronic components; absorbing the electronic components by descending at least one nozzle spindle; rotating at least one rotation housing and rotating nozzle spindles to which the electronic components are absorbed, thereby correcting positions of the electronic components absorbed to the nozzle spindles depending on an inclination angle of specified positions for mounting the electronic components to a printed circuit board; moving the absorbed electronic components over the printed circuit board; and mounting the absorbed electronic components to the specified mounting positions of the printed circuit board.

Abstract: The object of the invention is to provide a method of forming an external electrode of an electronic component whereby the external electrode can be formed in a stable fashion.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing connectors comprises providing a carrier strip with a plurality of first alignment apertures and a plurality of contacts arranged in a row. The carrier strip is cut to desired lengths to form contact band pieces. The first alignment apertures are engaged with first protrusions on a carrier tape to mount each of the contact band pieces to the carrier tape. The first protrusions have a smaller outer diameter than an inner diameter of the first alignment apertures such that there is slight play there between. Resin is insert molded around the rows of the contacts to form a housing. The contacts are then cut from the carrier strip.

Abstract: A circuit board essentially comprises a first laminated structure, at least a first plated through hole, at least a second laminated structure, a middle dielectric layer and at least a second plated through hole is disclosed. The first laminated structure has at least three first circuit layers and at last two first dielectric layers. The first circuit layers and the first dielectric layers are alternately laminated and any two adjacent first circuit layers have a first dielectric layer disposed between them. The first plated through hole passes through the first laminated layer. The second laminated structure is laminated over the first laminated structure. The middle dielectric layer is disposed between the first laminated structure and the second laminated structure. The second plated through hole passes through the first laminated structure, the middle dielectric layer and the second laminated structure.

Abstract: A method of preparing the end of a coaxial cable for insertion within a coaxial cable connector involves stripping the cable jacket from the end of the cable, and reducing the outer diameter of the cable jacket portion lying adjacent the stripped portion of the jacket to a relatively constant reduced diameter. The reduced diameter portion of the cable jacket can then be reliably sealed to the back nut of the coaxial connector by an O-ring. A related preparation tool is disclosed for simultaneously stripping the cable jacket from the end of the cable, and reducing the outer diameter of the cable jacket portion lying adjacent the stripped portion, as the tool is rotated about the end of the coaxial cable. The tool may also serve to remove a portion of the outer conductor, as well as a coring member to remove dielectric surrounding the inner conductor of the cable.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention are directed to the formation of microprobe tips elements having a variety of configurations. In some embodiments tips are formed from the same building material as the probes themselves, while in other embodiments the tips may be formed from a different material and/or may include a coating material. In some embodiments, the tips are formed before the main portions of the probes and the tips are formed in proximity to or in contact with a temporary substrate.

Abstract: An apparatus for assembling a crankshaft-sprocket aligns a timing mark of a sprocket to a predetermined line of a crankshaft, and includes a slider for slidably moving an interior circumference surface of the sprocket to an exterior circumference surface of the crankshaft. A guider is disposed on an end portion of the crankshaft so as to guide the slider to the crankshaft. A first aligner is disposed on the slider so as to align the timing mark of the sprocket to a predetermined portion of the slider. A second aligner aligns the slider such that the timing mark aligned by the first aligner is positioned to the predetermined line of the crankshaft.

Abstract: A method for maintenance, in particular repair, of gas turbines, in particular aeroengines. Gas turbines are disassembled, with modules and/or assemblies and/or individual parts of the gas turbines then being inspected and/or repaired, and then assembled from inspected and/or repaired and/or new modules and/or assemblies and/or individual parts. The maintenance is subdivided into at least two repair steps, wherein modules and/or assemblies and/or individual parts to be repaired are moved through repair stations in order to move the modules and/or assemblies and/or individual parts of the or each gas turbine to repair stations adapted for this purpose in order to carry out the repair steps. The repair stations may be arranged in repair lines, with gas turbine modules, assemblies and/or individual parts being directed to different repair lines after inspection. The method permits gas turbine maintenance to be performed in a conveyer belt manner.

Abstract: An exemplary method of making a fuel cell device assemblies includes the steps of: (i) providing a ceramic batch; (ii) extruding the ceramic batch through a die and a mask to form green extrudate that, in cross-section, has at least 10 cells/in2 and wall thickness of 50 mils or less; (iii) cutting the green extrudate to an appropriate length to form a green frame blank; (iv) sintering the green frame blank at a temperature of at least 1200° C., preferably at a temperature of between 1400° C. and 1600° C. for at least one hour to form a ceramic frame with a plurality of parallel channels; (v) inserting at least one fuel cell array into its designated position within the ceramic frame; and (vi) sealing the at least one fuel cell array to the frame.

Abstract: A laser processing method for making an inkjet head, including a step of irradiating laser light to an inkjet head material for removing a part of the inkjet head material. The laser light is emitted from a solid laser and has a wavelength of not longer than 355 nm.

Abstract: A cold and/or heat accumulator with a plurality of carrier elements (10) which are charged with a cold or heat storage medium, and with a heat exchanger (12) which is designed to have a heat transfer medium flow through it in order to cause heat exchange between the cold or heat storage medium and the heat transfer medium. The heat exchanger (12) has at least one serpentine hollow section (14), and at least at least one carrier element (10) is provided between the legs of at least some of the loops of the serpentine hollow section. In a process for producing the cold and/or heat accumulator, the height of the carrier elements is coordinated to a distance between the legs of the at least one loop such that, after a force-fit connection is formed between the serpentine hollow section and the carrier elements.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a grooved pipe includes a pressing step and a longitudinally displacing step. The pressing step presses a grooving tool toward an outer surface of a wall of a pipe in a radially inward direction of the pipe at a location, which is separated by a predetermined distance from an end portion of the pipe. The longitudinally displacing is performed by longitudinally displacing at least one of the grooving tool and the pipe relatively in a longitudinal direction of the pipe while pressing the grooving tool toward the outer surface of the wall of the pipe to form a groove portion, which is recessed from the outer surface of the wall of the pipe. The method is suitably used for forming an inner pipe of a double-wall pipe.

Abstract: Disclosed is a tube made of a profile rolled metal product, in particular for use in heat exchangers, a rolled metal product and a method of producing the same. The tube includes a first wall and a second wall forming two opposing sides of the tube, and a plurality of reinforcing structures connecting the first and second walls and forming longitudinal passages between them. Each reinforcing structure is formed by a longitudinal ridge on the first wall projecting towards the second wall and a longitudinal ridge on the second wall protecting towards the first wall. The ridges are joined to each other at their sides.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing a tube with varying wall thickness includes the step of drawing a tube over a generally cylindrical mandrel having an outer diameter that fluctuates along the length of the mandrel between a first diameter and a second diameter. The tube is drawn over the mandrel to form a tube wall having a thickness that fluctuates along the length of the tube between a first wall thickness and a second wall thickness. After the tube is drawn over the mandrel, the mandrel is removed from the tube. The outer surface of the tube may be finished to form a substantially uniform outer diameter along the length of the tube.

Abstract: A method for fabricating a filtering member in which overlapping portions of a wire are bonded together in a layered manner through thermal treatment for forming a mesh is disclosed. In accordance with the method, a contact surface pressure between portions of the wire to be bonded together is maintained as equal to or higher than a predetermined level set depending on a thermal treatment condition. In this state, the thermal treatment is conducted such that a bonding portion of the wire has a strength equal to or greater than 4N.

Abstract: An impact beam having a polymer matrix and a metal reinforcing structure, the metal reinforcing structure including metal cords that can be made from metal elements having a diameter of 100 ?m or more. The polymer matrix can include a thermoplastic material and/or a fiber material, and the metal can be steel, and the metal cords can be parallel to each other. The polymer matrix can include two or more layers that can be made from the same or different material, one of which can be positioned around the surface of the metal cords and can have a mechanical bond with the cord. The invention also includes a method of making the impact beam.

Abstract: There are provided with a ball given quantity supply apparatus for supplying a given quantity of balls to an apparatus using a given quantity of balls such as a bearing, a ball screw and a linear guide, and a method and apparatus for assembling a ball screw apparatus for use in a feed mechanism employed in various machines.

Abstract: In a method of processing a female spline of a hub unit for supporting a wheel, a hole 3a which is formed to be cylindrical is provided on a shaft portion 3c of a hub unit 103 before plastically deforming by caulking (or clinching), and after the plastically deforming by caulking (or clinching), a female spline is formed on the hole 3a by semi-dry or dry broaching. The hole 3a which is formed to be cylindrical after plastically deforming by caulking (or clinching) has the form that the size is greater at a portion nearer a portion 3d plastically deforming by caulking (or clinching) of the shaft portion 3c for an estimated amount of contraction caused by the plastically deforming by caulking (or clinching) or the press-fitting of an inner race element.

Abstract: A safety razor blade unit is provided including at least one blade with a sharp cutting edge extending lengthwise of the blade unit, the blade being carried by a blade assembly, a support structure to which the blade assembly is pivotally joined by a hinge running the length of the blade, the support structure including first spring elements, disposed along the length of the blade assembly, configured to resiliently oppose local deformation of the blade unit under shaving forces encountered in regions where the first spring elements act, and second spring elements, interposed between the support structure and blade assembly, configured to resiliently bias the blade assembly toward a normal position with respect to the support structure.

Abstract: A razor cartridge is provided that includes a frame, at least four razor blades, a guard that includes a contact surface, and a cap that includes a contact surface. The razor blades are supported by the frame. The guard is disposed forward of the razor blades and the cap is disposed aft of the razor blades. The razor blades are arranged so that the cutting edge of each razor blade is adjacent a plane that tangentially intersects the contact surfaces of the guard and the cap. As a result, each stroke of the razor exposes the surface being shaved to at least four razor blade cutting edges in succession. A unitary razor assembly that includes a head characterized in the same manner as the above-described cartridge is also provided.

Abstract: A knife assembly having a collapsible fixed blade. The collapsible fixed blade is configured such that when the knife is sheathed, the blade is retracted into the handle, and when the knife is unsheathed, the blade is extended from the handle. The knife assembly includes a knife and a sheath. The knife includes a handle and a blade. The knife further includes a locking mechanism for locking the blade in an extended orientation. The sheath is configured to receive the knife blade and engage the knife handle, and includes a lock release for disengaging the lock mechanism of the knife.

Abstract: A hand tool for shearing a fiber cement workpiece and attachable to a drill having a drill chuck has a shearing head having a blade to contact and shear the workpiece; and a coupler connected to the shearing head and imparting reciprocating motion to the blade. The shearing head has a skid plate to contact the workpiece and an enclosed aperture through which the blade reciprocates.

Abstract: A pair of effort-saving cable shears having both blades respectively adapted with an arm including an inner and an outer axle holes with inner axle hole pivoted to a central axle hole at mid of the handlebar and outer axle to tail axle hole in the blade to provide biased leverage connection; and a bolt at tail axis as the support while operating both handlebars to swing and further to open and close for cutting by having both arms to draw both blades with a threaded sheath as support.

Abstract: A trimmer line, hook disk system in the form of a line trimmer head (e.g. FIGS. 11 & 11A) as a replacement for attaching to a powered, rotational device to provide a line filament grass cutting action, which trimmer head includes a circular, protective base or bottom (D2), a circular, main trimmer head substrate (D3), the two forming a disk shape, and a series of peripherally spaced line holders; with these three basic elements attached together with appropriate fasteners for ultimate attachment to a powered device. Eleven exemplary line holders are shown in FIGS. 1-10B, respectively, with some allowing oscillating (O) motion in their attachment to the trimmer head substrate (D3) and/or fixed (F) in their attachment. A “broom” embodiment is shown in FIG. 18. When in use, flexible line made, for example, of nylon, is inserted in and held by the line holders preferably using hook or hook-like line attachments.

Abstract: A motor-driven circular saw (2) includes a handle assembly having a main grip region (14) on which the control element (10) for operating the motor (8) is arranged and which is being grasped by a first hand (H1) of a saw user and has a soft first contact surface (22) for the first hand (H1) of the saw user to be put on, and an auxiliary grip region (16) which is being grasped a second hand (H2, H21) of the saw user and has a soft second contact surface (23) for the second hand (H2, H21) of the saw user to be put on, with the first contact surface (22) and the second contact surface (23) being formed by a soft grip element (20).

Abstract: A power tool including a body housing a motor and a drive mechanism driven by the motor, the drive mechanism being operable to drive a tool element, the body including a support portion, a battery electrically connectable with the motor such that the battery selectively supplies power to the motor, the battery including an adapter support portion connectable to the body support portion along an adapter attachment axis, one of the support portion of the body and the adapter support portion of the battery including a track and a ramp positioned along the track and angled with respect to the attachment axis, and an other of the support portion of the body and the adapter support portion of the battery including a protrusion engageable with the track to connect the battery to the body and engageable with the ramp.

Abstract: The tool consists of a strip of cardboard (1A, 1B) with a hole (3) in an intermediate position and at least one weakening for a transverse fold (5) coinciding with said hole, so as to delimit two facing leaves (1A, 1B); the neck of the phial (F) is introduced into the hole (3) and the leaves (1A, 1B) are able to be arranged alongside the neck (C) of the phial and receive the action of the fingers (fT) in order to break said neck.

Abstract: A hair clipper assembly configured for attachment to a user's clothing, including a battery pack having a housing at least one battery, a belt clip, and a holster recess; a holster having a holster belt clip; a hair clipper configured to slidably fit within the holster; and a cord connecting the clipper to the battery pack.

Abstract: A method for use with a vehicle wheel alignment system to detect vehicle roll or elevation change during a vehicle wheel alignment procedure requires the steps of observing individual vehicle wheels, and detecting a substantially simultaneous changes in position or rotational movement associated with each observed wheel. Responsive to detected changes, vehicle rolling movement or a vehicle elevation change is identified, enabling the vehicle wheel alignment system and/or operator to respond accordingly.