Patent ID: 7318340
Filing Date: 2008-01-15
Classification: G01M

Abstract:
1. A vehicle positioning apparatus for ensuring a correct position of a vehicle by introducing said vehicle into said apparatus, comprising: front and rear wheel guide units each comprising a pair of guide members with a predetermined length that extend in parallel on either side of each tire of said vehicle that is introduced, while an interval is maintained between said guide members in accordance with the width of the tire; a first position adjusting mechanism for adjusting the interval between each pair of guide members in each wheel guide unit in accordance with the tire width of said vehicle that is introduced; a second position adjusting mechanism for adjusting the interval between each pair of said wheel guide units in accordance with the wheel track of said vehicle that is introduced; and a detection means disposed between said rear wheel guide units and said front wheel guide units for detecting the timing at which the front wheels of said vehicle pass said detection means as said vehicle is introduced, wherein the front wheels of said vehicle are introduced into said front wheel guide unit after passing through said rear wheel guide unit, wherein said vehicle is correctly positioned as each of the front wheels travels between each pair of guide members of each front wheel guide unit and as each of the rear wheels travels between each pair of guide members of each rear wheel guide unit, and wherein said first and said second position adjusting mechanisms can adjust the interval between each pair of guide members of said rear wheel guide units as well as the wheel track thereof independently of the front wheel guide units, based on the time of passage detected by said detection means.