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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2012
Scott Allen Farr, Pell City, AL (US);
William W. Wittliff, Iii, Gobles, MI (US);
Scott Allen Farr, Pell City, AL (US);
William W. Wittliff, III, Gobles, MI (US);
Bosch Automotive Service Solutions Inc., Warren, MI (US);
Abstract
A wheel alignment apparatus is capable of automatically obtaining tire pressure information from a plurality of tire pressure monitor systems. The wheel alignment apparatus may include an alignment bay configured to receive a vehicle and an optical system located at an end of the alignment bay and configured to provide an image of wheels of the vehicle. The wheel alignment apparatus may also include a camera configured to receive the image of the wheels of the vehicle and a computer configured to display the image of the wheels of the vehicle and automatically display tire pressure information of the wheels of the vehicle when the vehicle is located within a predetermined proximity of the wheel alignment apparatus.