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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 03, 2004
Bryan Hatfield, Gahanna, OH (US);
Douglas P. Decker, Hilliard, OH (US);
Marc D. Iman, Plain City, OH (US);
Bryan Hatfield, Gahanna, OH (US);
Douglas P. Decker, Hilliard, OH (US);
Marc D. Iman, Plain City, OH (US);
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A fixture and method for checking whether a steering column alignment mark is properly placed. The fixture includes a wheel member that is affixed to a spline adaptor and that includes a plurality of surface alignment indicators. The fixture is rotatably linked to the steering column, and then the steering column, by manipulation of the fixture, is rotated the maximum amount in one direction. An offset reference indicator is selected from the face of the fixture by its alignment with a fixed point at the point of maximum rotation, and then the steering column is rotated the maximum amount in the opposite direction. An offset reference indicator is selected from the face of the fixture by its alignment with a fixed point at the point of maximum rotation. The numerals associated with the two selected offset reference indicators are compared and based upon this comparison, it is determined whether the alignment mark is properly positioned on the steering column.