Cab to frame alignment tool
View Patent ↗A cab-to-frame alignment tool positions a cab on a vehicle frame in alignment with a box rearwardly of the cab. The alignment tool has a tool body. A holder removably secures the tool body to the vehicle frame. A contact member is carried by the tool body. A driver advances the contact member a predetermined distance into engagement with a contact point on the cab to laterally locate the cab on the frame.
1. A cab-to-frame alignment tool for positioning a cab on a vehicle frame in alignment with a box rearwardly of the cab, said alignment tool comprising:
a tool body,
a holder for removably securing the tool body at a mounting location of the vehicle frame and along a first axis such that the tool body is substantially horizontal;
a vacuum source in fluid communication with said holder to selectively evacuate said holder and attach said holder to said vehicle frame;
a contact member carried by the tool body, and
a driver for advancing the contact member a predetermined distance along the first axis, away from the mounting location, and into engagement with a contact point on the cab to laterally locate the cab on the frame.
2. The cab-to-frame alignment tool of claim 1 , wherein said holder comprises a suction cup.
3. The cab-to-frame alignment tool of claim 2 , wherein said suction cup is mounted on a wall of the tool body.
4. The cab-to-frame alignment tool of claim 1 , wherein said driver comprises a piston—cylinder assembly on said tool body.
5. The cab-to-frame alignment tool of claim 4 , wherein said piston—cylinder assembly comprises a piston reciprocable in a cylinder, and a rod extending from the piston through an end wall of the cylinder, said contact member being secured to the rod.
6. The cab-to-frame alignment tool of claim 5 , wherein said contact member is secured on said rod by a detachable connection.
7. The cab-to-frame alignment tool of claim 6 , wherein said detachable connection comprises a screw on the rod threaded into the contact member.
8. The cab-to-frame alignment tool of claim 1 , wherein said tool body defines a first chamber for selectively advancing said driver and a second chamber in fluid communication with said vacuum source.
9. The cab-to-frame alignment tool of claim 8 , wherein said second chamber is in fluid communication with said holder.
10. The cab-to-frame alignment tool of claim 8 , wherein said first chamber is adjacent to said second chamber.