WHEEL RECEIVING AREA FOR A FUNCTION TEST STAND, AND METHOD FOR ACTUATING THE ADJUSTING MEANS OF A FLOATING PLATE

The invention relates to a wheel receiving area for a function test stand for motor vehicles with steerable wheels. The wheel receiving area has a floating plate and at least one roller which is mounted on the floating plate and can be moved together with the floating plate on a horizontal plane. According to the invention, the wheel receiving area has a first operating state in which the part ofthe floating plate on which the at least one roller is mounted is mounted in a rotatable manner about a vertical axis that lies in front of the at least one wheel support point on the at least one roller of the wheel receiving area with respect to the travel direction of a vehicle located in the roller-type test stand. The wheel receiving area additionally has a second operating state in which thepart of the floating plate on which the at least one roller is mounted is mounted in a rotatable manner about a vertical axis that lies behind the at least one wheel support point on the at least oneroller of the wheel receiv