发明名称 |
Flexible automotive assembly line and method |
摘要 |
An apparatus for assembling an automotive body on an assembly line having a right-hand body subassembly line, a left-hand body subassembly line and an underbody subassembly line, for delivery to a pallet transport system for movement through a body framing subassembly line. The apparatus includes an overhead transport system for transporting automotive components along at least one of the subassembly lines and for conveying the automotive components along a pallet transport system on the body framing subassembly line. The overhead transport system includes a trolley movable along a single overhead rail, a carriage slidably movable relative to the trolley, and a plurality of antler nests. Each antler nest is individually engageable with the carriage. The apparatus also includes a lowerator for transferring components from the overhead transport system to a geometry fixture at a workstation along the subassembly line. The workstation along the subassembly line can include a plurality of geometry fixtures that are exchangeable at a ready position of the workstation.
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申请公布号 |
US2001032772(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2001.10.25 |
申请号 |
US20010767931 |
申请日期 |
2001.01.23 |
申请人 |
OLDFORD KEITH A.;DUGAS MICHAEL R.;KILIBARDA VELIBOR;KAUFMAN ALAN S.;JOHNSON KARL G. |
发明人 |
OLDFORD KEITH A.;DUGAS MICHAEL R.;KILIBARDA VELIBOR;KAUFMAN ALAN S.;JOHNSON KARL G. |
分类号 |
B62D65/18;(IPC1-7):B65G15/64 |
主分类号 |
B62D65/18 |
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