Device for detecting and identifying play in vehicles

A device for detecting and identifying play and checking the attachment of wheel, steering-assembly and suspension parts of vehicles, comprising:

• a linearly displaceable carriage and a rotatable supporting plate which is configured to support a wheel of a vehicle,
• wherein the carriage is displaceable with respect to the supporting plate in a direction corresponding to a transverse direction of the vehicle,
• wherein the carriage comprises a rotatable structure which is provided to rotate the supporting plate about an axis of rotation,
• wherein the rotatable structure comprises a rotatable axle and a transmission mechanism configured to transmit rotating movement of the axle to the supporting plate (3),
• wherein the device further comprises:
• first and second guide mechanisms in which the carriage is linearly displaceable, wherein the first guide mechanisms are provided on a structure situated underneath and wherein the second guide mechanisms are provided on an underside of the supporting plate,
• wherein the transmission mechanism comprises a transmission element connected to the rotatable axle and at least one guide element which is provided on the transmission element and which is displaceable in the second guide mechanisms, and
• wherein the device comprises a first and second drive, wherein the first drive is configured to displace the carriage with respect to the supporting plate and wherein the second drive is configured to rotate the rotatable axle in a clockwise and/or counterclockwise direction.