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Unit for assembly of a motor vehicle body element

US4609137A · kind A · utility

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8Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 12, 1984
Grant dateSep 2, 1986
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Expiry dateJun 12, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB23P2700/50
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A unit for assembly of an approximately plane, large-sized motor vehicle body element of the type including a plurality of work stations (P1-P6) between which the element is successively transferred by a lengthwise transfer device (12), wherein at each work station the body element is located in a plane (PC) forming a predetermined angle (.alpha.) in relation to the horizontal plane on which the assembly unit rests. The lengthwise transfer device (12) includes a transfer mechanism with drive bars located in a plane (PT) forming a predetermined angle (.alpha.') in relation to the horizontal plane equal to the predetermined angle.

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