Go Kart Alignment Tool Using Rotating Laser Emitter
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current tools lack an efficient and cost-effective method for checking the longitudinal chassis alignment and gauging the steering mechanism of go karts, particularly for recreational racing, which is essential for optimal driving performance.
Innovation Solution
A go kart setup tool with a single laser emitter that can be oriented in two directions using an axle engagement structure, allowing for the measurement of chassis alignment and steering parameters like camber, toe, and caster, eliminating the need for multiple tools and reducing complexity and cost.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If multiple tools are used for checking chassis alignment and gauging steering mechanism, then measurement precision is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines chassis alignment checking and steering mechanism gauging functions into a single tool. The tool body integrates a laser emitter that can perform both functions by rotating to different orientations, eliminating the need for separate tools for each measurement task while maintaining measurement precision
Solution Approach 2:
The tool is designed with universal functionality to perform multiple measurement tasks. The laser emitter can be oriented in different directions to check both longitudinal chassis alignment and gauge steering parameters (camber, toe, caster), making one tool serve multiple purposes without compromising measurement accuracy
2Measurement precision
If multiple laser emitters are used for different measurement functions, then measurement precision is improved, but use of energy increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple laser emission functions into a single laser emitter. By rotating the tool body to different orientations, the same laser emitter serves both chassis alignment checking and steering mechanism gauging functions, significantly reducing energy consumption compared to using multiple separate laser emitters
Solution Approach 2:
The tool body is designed to be rotatable, allowing the laser emitter to dynamically change its orientation. This dynamic capability enables a single stationary laser emitter to perform multiple measurement functions that would otherwise require multiple fixed emitters, optimizing energy usage
3Ease of operation
If separate tools are used for chassis alignment and steering gauging, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The tool provides ease of operation through its universal design that handles both chassis alignment and steering gauging in one instrument. The rotatable tool body with integrated laser emitter and targeting system allows users to perform multiple measurement tasks without switching between different tools, simplifying the operational workflow
Solution Approach 2:
The tool body is segmented into rotatable sections that can be positioned in specific orientations for different measurement functions. This segmentation allows the single tool to be easily configured for either chassis alignment or steering gauging, maintaining operational simplicity while reducing the need for multiple separate tools
Applied Scientific Principles
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Function Achieved in This Case
Enables accurate and efficient measurement of go kart parameters with a single tool, improving driving performance by simplifying the setup process and reducing tool complexity and energy consumption.
Implementation Method 1
a laser emitter disposed within the tool body and adapted to emit a laser beam in a laser emission direction
Implementation Method 2
a level disposed in the tool body for vertically aligning the tool body in at least one dimension
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AI summary
A go kart set up tool for checking a longitudinal chassis alignment of a go kart and for gauging a steering mechanism of the go kart having a first front stub axle and a second front stub axle on opposing sides of the go kart and having a rear axle, includes a tool body, a level disposed in the tool body for vertically aligning the tool body in at least one dimension, a laser emitter disposed within the tool body and adapted to emit a laser beam in a laser emission direction, with the laser emitter being aimable at a first target for checking the longitudinal chassis alignment of the go kart and being aimable at a second target for gauging the steering mechanism, and an axle engagement structure. The axle engagement structure allows for the tool body to be positioned on any one of the first and second front stub axles in two orientations, with the laser emitter aiming towards a rear of the go kart in a first orientation of the tool body for checking the longitudinal chassis alignment and with the laser emitter aiming towards the other one of the first and second front stub axles in a second orientation of the tool body for gauging the steering mechanism.