US 12,291,071 B2
Wheel alignment systems
Geoffrey William Rogers, Bayswater (AU); and Jacob Arthur Rayner, Bayswater (AU)
Assigned to Doftek Pty Ltd, Bayswater (AU)
Appl. No. 18/249,056
Filed by DOFTEK PTY LTD, Bayswater (AU)
PCT Filed Oct. 13, 2021, PCT No. PCT/AU2021/051194
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Apr. 13, 2023,
PCT Pub. No. WO2022/077059, PCT Pub. Date Apr. 21, 2022.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/091,235, filed on Oct. 13, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0382175 A1, Nov. 30, 2023
Int. Cl. B60G 17/015 (2006.01); B60G 3/20 (2006.01); B60G 17/019 (2006.01); B60G 21/055 (2006.01); B62D 17/00 (2006.01)
CPC B60G 17/019 (2013.01) [B60G 3/20 (2013.01); B60G 21/0553 (2013.01); B62D 17/00 (2013.01); B60G 2200/144 (2013.01); B60G 2200/46 (2013.01); B60G 2200/462 (2013.01); B60G 2200/464 (2013.01); B60G 2202/42 (2013.01); B60G 2202/43 (2013.01); B60G 2204/419 (2013.01); B60G 2401/17 (2013.01); B60G 2600/042 (2013.01)] 25 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for adjusting wheel alignment of a vehicle having a suspension, the device comprising:
a frame, configured to be mounted to the vehicle;
a drive motor coupled to the frame;
a drive shaft driven in rotation by the drive motor;
a gear engaging the drive shaft, such that rotation of the drive shaft by the drive motor rotates the gear; and
an offset bushing coupled to the gear and configured to be rotated by the gear when the drive motor rotates the gear, wherein the offset bushing is configured to couple with a linkage coupled to a wheel of the vehicle and to drive the linkage into or away from the wheel to adjust the alignment of the vehicle.