APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR INSPECTION OF A MID-LENGTH SUPPORTED STEERING COLUMN ASSEMBLY

摘要

An apparatus (110) (and associated method) for inspecting a steering column assembly (10) including at least one motorized roller support assembly (118) that is adapted to rotatably support the steering column assembly at least partially along its length, and at least one optical scanning device (158) adapted to optically scan a feature of Interest of the steering column assembly while the shaft of the steering column assembly is rotated for gathering data for identifying one or more deviations from one or more predetermined values for the feature of interest.