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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2021
Applicant:
Hunter Engineering Company, Bridgeton, MO (US);
Inventors:
James T. Dieckhaus, Wildwood, MO (US);
Mark E. Stirnemann, Arnold, MO (US);
Assignee:
HUNTER ENGINEERING COMPANY, St. Louis, MO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 5/08 (2006.01); B60W 50/06 (2006.01); G09F 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 5/0825 (2013.01); B60W 50/06 (2013.01); G09F 15/0012 (2013.01); G09F 15/0018 (2013.01); B60W 2420/408 (2024.01); B60W 2555/20 (2020.02);
Abstract
A system for temporarily mounting an observable target on a vehicle service system during a vehicle service or inspection process. The system includes at least one target backing plate affixed at a known or determinable position on the vehicle service system facing a vehicle undergoing service or inspection. The target backing plate provides a forward facing planar surface receiving a removable optical target, with at least one target guide element to provide a fixed reference for indexed alignment of the removable optical target on the target backing plate.