Device and method for setting vehicle ignition system
OwnerGiuseppe Lauritanoinventor
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Abstract
A device for setting a vehicle ignition current source having a movable mounting plate located on the base of a housing utilizing a gauge which positions relative to the housing. The gauge includes a guide for creating an opening in the base of the housing. A shaft extends into the opening in the base of the housing and contacts the movable mounting plate to fix the position of the same relative to the housing base.
Claims10
A device for setting the gap of a pair of contacts in a vehicle ignition system having a movable mounting plate for one contact located on a base of a housing,
- comprising:
- a. a gauge positioned relative to the housing, said gauge including a guide for creating an opening in the base of the housing, and
- b. a shaft, said shaft extending into said opening in the base of the housing and contacting the movable mounting plate for one contact, said shaft fixing the position of the movable mounting plate relative to the housing base.
A method of setting the gap of a pair of contacts in a vehicle ignition system housing a movable mounting plate, the movable mounting plate being located within a housing having a removable cover and a base,
- comprising the steps of:
- a. removing the cover from the housing;
- b. positioning and fixing a gauge to the housing, said gauge including a guide for creating an opening in the base of the housing;
- c. creating an opening the base of the housing utilizing the guide of the gauge;
- d. removing said gauge from fixation to the housing;
- e. inserting a shaft into said opening in the base of the housing;
- and
- f. replacing the cover to the housing.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.