Expanded car body welding assembly system
US4494687A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 21, 1983 |
| Grant date | Jan 22, 1985 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 21, 2003 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/5124
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A body assembly system for accurately locating and welding multiple component parts of different vehicle bodies and to interfix their assembled relation at a framing station wherein more than three pairs of interchangeable gates can be employed at a single framing station having programmable welding means adapted to accommodate different body styles associated with the various sets of gates. Means are provided for retrieving, storing and exchanging either pair of end gates of a three pair system while the other end pair is in use at the framing station thereby expanding the versatility of the previous system to accommodate five or more pairs of gates.
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