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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 1986
Filed:
Oct. 18, 1985
Applicant:
Inventors:
Thomas Barrowman, Warren, MI (US);
Michael J Noblett, Mt. Clemens, MI (US);
Assignee:
General Motors Corporation, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
3314 / ; 3316 / ; 3318 / ; 33533 ;
Abstract
A tool for simultaneously measuring the gap and flushness between two adjacent panels includes a pair of probes for engaging the panel edges and adjacent surfaces, one probe being slideable in one direction to adjust to the panel gap and the other probe being slideable at right angles to the other to adjust to different flushness values. The probes are equipped with electrical position transducers to give readings on gap and flushness. The probes can be slid along a gap to obtain a rapid succession of data points. One embodiment has rollers for probe contact surfaces to aid in sliding the tool along the panels.