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Apparatus for assembling wheel attaching unit for use in vehicle assembly line

US4894909A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateOct 27, 1988
Grant dateJan 23, 1990
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Expiry dateOct 27, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/53548
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An apparatus for assembling a wheel attaching unit for use in a vehicle assembly line having a pallet capable of mounting at predetermined positions thereof a front assembly including a front wheel attaching unit and a rear assembly including a rear wheel attaching unit; a pallet conveyor for conveying the pallet through a setting area and a securing area of the front and rear units and a body; and a body conveyor for conveying the body to a position above the setting area and for lowering the body to set the front and rear assemblies to the body. The pallet includes a holding portion for the front assembly and/or a holding portion for the rear assembly with the holding portion being position adjustable in forward and rearward directions thereof.

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