Part positioning apparatus associated with body assembly installation

摘要

An apparatus for positioning a part of a body secured to a mount in a vehicle body assembly line is provided wherein a swingable platform is supported for swing motion at one end of a slide base which is moved back and forth by programmable high precision positioning mechanism, such as servo or pulse motor, and a jig pallet designed for a particular vehicle model and having a locator for locating and holding the part in a predeterined attitude is removably engaged by clamps at a free end of the platform, whereby the platform having the jig pallet clamped thereto is rotated such that the part held by the pallet may take an assembly attitude and the slide base is moved to transfer the part to a position for assembly to the body.