GAUGING APPARATUS

Brand	Owner (click to sort)	Address	Description
LITE TOUCH	DANIELS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION	526 Thorpe Road Orlando FL 32824	GAUGING APPARATUS, NAMELY, CAMERAS AND SCANNERS, FOR USE IN GAUGING THE DIMENSIONS, SHAPE, CONFIGURATION, AND CONDITION OF OBJECTS, FOR USE WITH CRIMP TOOLS;LIGHT TOUCH;
PINSPECTOR+	Thermo EGS Gauging	200 Research Drive Wilmington MA 01887	Gauging apparatus, namely, apparatus for pinhole detection;P INSPECTOR PLUS;
	Where the owner name is not linked, that owner no longer owns the brand

Technical Examples

An apparatus and method for mounting a valve stem to the rim of an vehicle wheel includes engaging a valve stem with a robotic manipulator, moving the valve stem relative to the rim along a programmable path of travel, coaxially aligning the valve stem with the aperture in the rim, and inserting the valve stem through the aperture in the rim. Preferably, the aperture location in the rim is determined at a gauging station by a machine vision system. If necessary, a power-actuated nut runner is used to tighten a nut over the valve stem. Alternately, the gauging station can use a table which rotates the wheel about a central axis, and an optical sensor detects the location of the aperture. Optionally, a probe mounted on the gauging station can be extended into the aperture to confirm the aperture position and to reposition the rim slightly if required.