摘要 |
The roof assembly station (1), in an automobile production line, automatically fits roof modules (2) to the bodywork (3) of each automobile. An adhesive applicator station (7) applies a bead of adhesive along the inner side of each roof module, to be installed at each automobile on the production line by a robot (23). A floating mounting tool (25) gives the accurate positioning and fastening of the roof module at the roof opening of each automobile unit. The mounting tool has a centering unit, to place the roof module accurately over the roof opening, and fixing hooks to press the roof module in place at the opening in the bodywork, A control unit (50) sets the operation of the robot adhesive applicator (17), the installation robot, and the manipulators. The control unit is linked to the production control system (55), to fit the roofs according to the sequence of automobiles on the production line. |