SEAT COMPLETE MEASURING SYSTEM

摘要

A seat complete measuring system (10) for measuring the efforts and range of travel of any movable component on a seat assembly (12) comprises a seat positioning station (24) for supporting and positioning the seat assembly (12). The seat positioning station (24) includes a planar support platform (26) for fixedly securing and supporting the seat assembly and an indexing mechanism supporting the support platform for rotating platform between one of a plurality of indexing positions. A multi-axis measuring station (46) is supported at a predetermined position adjacent the seat position station (24 ) for cooperating with the seat assembly (12). The multi-axis measuring statio n (46) includes a support platform (48) fixedly secured at the predetermined position adjacent the seat positioning station, a first measuring arm movabl e along an x-axis, a second measuring arm (50) movable along a y-axis, a third measuring arm (56) movable along a z-axis, and a tool arm movable along a rotation r-axis for supporting a tool adapted to engage one of the component s of the seat. A controller (60) is operatively coupled to the seat positionin g station and the multi-axis measuring station for controlling the stations an d generating outputs of the measured efforts and range of travel of one of the movable components on the seat assembly during engagement and manipulation thereof by the multi-axis measuring station while supported and positioned b y the seat positioning station in one of the indexing positions.