MEANS FOR TESTING MOTOR VEHICLE

A mobile vehicle inspection facility (10) which is provided with a towing hitch (12) to enable the facility (10) to be towed by a prime mover. The facility (10) includes a brake testing assembly (27) which provides an indication of the condition of the brakes of a vehicle being tested. The brake tes...

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Main Authors RICHARDSON,RALPH,AU, VAUGHAN,RODNEY GEORGE,AU, FINDLAY,RUSSEL KENNETH,AU, VENN-BROWN,GEOFFREY CHRISTOPHER,AU, JAKABEK,IVAN,AU, MCLACHLAN,MYLES JOHN,AU
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 28.03.1991
Edition5
Subjects
BLASTING
COMBUSTION ENGINES
COMBUSTION ENGINES IN GENERAL
HEATING
HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
INTERNAL-COMBUSTION PISTON ENGINES
LAND VEHICLES FOR TRAVELLING OTHERWISE THAN ON RAILS
LIGHTING
MEASURING
MEASURING FORCE, STRESS, TORQUE, WORK, MECHANICAL POWER,MECHANICAL EFFICIENCY, OR FLUID PRESSURE
MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
MOTOR VEHICLES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
TESTING
TESTING STATIC OR DYNAMIC BALANCE OF MACHINES ORSTRUCTURES
TESTING STRUCTURES OR APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
TRAILERS
TRANSPORTING
VEHICLES ADAPTED FOR LOAD TRANSPORTATION OR TO TRANSPORT, TOCARRY, OR TO COMPRISE SPECIAL LOADS OR OBJECTS
VEHICLES IN GENERAL
WEAPONS
WEIGHING
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Summary:A mobile vehicle inspection facility (10) which is provided with a towing hitch (12) to enable the facility (10) to be towed by a prime mover. The facility (10) includes a brake testing assembly (27) which provides an indication of the condition of the brakes of a vehicle being tested. The brake testing assembly (27) also incorporates load cells (60) which provide a signal indicative of the weight carried by the wheels being tested. The facility (10) further includes a steering and suspension play detection assembly (36) which is used to determine the play in the steering and suspension of the vehicle. The brake testing assembly (27) and the steering and suspension play detection assembly (36) are aligned transversely of the facility (10) so that a vehicle being tested may move transversely of the facility (10) between the brake testing assembly (27) and the steering suspension play detection assembly (36). The facility (10) has wheel assemblies (13) which are movable from a transport position supporting the facility (10), to an inoperative position allowing the test vehicle to move transversely of the facility (10).
Bibliography:Application Number: HU19890002222