Method and apparatus for checking the alignment of a motor vehicle headlamp
AssigneeFord Global Technologies, LLC
InventorMarcel Ponier
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Abstract
An alignment checking apparatus holder to assist checking of the alignment of a motor vehicle headlamp installed in a body of a motor vehicle includes a base body, at least one reference marking on the base body, and a multiple of form-fit elements. The base body is visually perceptible from the outside in a checking position. The multiple of form-fit elements are rigidly connected to the base body and are intended to form form-fit connections with parts of the motor vehicle headlamp or of the body of the motor vehicle. The at least one reference marking has a predetermined position with respect to the multiple of form-fit elements.
Claims20
An alignment checking apparatus holder to assist checking of an alignment of a motor vehicle headlamp installed in a body of a motor vehicle, the alignment checking apparatus holder comprising:
- a base body;
- at least one reference marking on the base body, wherein the at least one reference marking on the base body is visually perceptible from an outside in a checking position;
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- multiple form-fit elements rigidly connected to the base body and configured to engage multiple vehicle form-fit elements of the motor vehicle to provide form-fit connections therebetween, the multiple vehicle form-fit elements being part of the motor vehicle, wherein:
- the form-fit elements are provided in two mutually independent spatial directions, and
- the at least one reference marking has a predetermined position with respect to the multiple form-fit elements.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.