Automotive Assembly Line Body Chip and Scratch Reducing Bumper

摘要

An automotive assembly line tool system and method utilizing a heat-shrinkable bumper disposed around a portion of an assembly line tool for absorbing kinetic energy between the portion of the tool and a work-piece on an assembly line. The bumper may be a chemically cross-linked polyolefin heat-shrinkable material having a shore D hardness of 42 or less after being heat-shrunk. The bumper may be a tubular bumper that has a continuous outer surface around its circumference and a heavy wall that is highly split-resistant. The bumper may have a life term of at least one year in an automotive assembly line environment. By protecting the tools and equipment, chips and scratches on a work-piece on the assembly line may be reduced.

主权项

1. An automotive assembly line tooling system comprising:
a heat-shrinkable tubular bumper disposed at least partially around a portion of an assembly line tool for absorbing kinetic energy between the portion of the tool and a work-piece on an assembly line.