ASSEMBLY LINE QUALITY CONTROL CART AND METHOD

摘要

Disclosed are assembly line equipment maintenance devices and methods. A maintenance cart is selectively engaged to a transport conveyor and integrated into a moving assembly line. The cart can include maintenance tools to refurbish robot end effector tools or replacement tools engageable by robot wrists. The maintenance or replacement tools can include a variety of maintenance equipment including weld tip dressing tools, weld force gauges, replacement weld guns, and test coupon disks.

主权项

1. An equipment maintenance system for use in an automated vehicle assembly line having a plurality of sequentially positioned assembly cells, the system comprising:
a transport device having a path of travel along an assembly line; a maintenance cart selectively and removably engaged with the transport for selected movement of the cart along the assembly line; and at least one of a maintenance tool connected to the cart or a replacement end effector tool positioned on the cart, the respective tool positioned to be accessible by at least one automated robot for service of the robot tooling.