Apparatus for repairing accident-damaged bodies in motor vehicles
US5016464A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 27, 1989 |
| Grant date | May 21, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2009 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S72/705
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The apparatus comprises a horizontally-extending base (2) mounted on wheels (3) and providied at one end (4) with anchoring means (5) locking it to a repair bench (6) and at the opposite end (9) with a pair of double-acting hydraulic jacks (11, 12) hinged thereto and joined together at a junction point (P) which is raised relative to the base (2). Connected to the junction point (P) is a third double-acting hydraulic jack (16, 33) which is intended to carry out a pulling or thrust action in order to straighten the deformed part (21) of a damaged vehicle body. The junction point (P) defined by the intersection of the pair of jacks (11, 12) hinged to the second base end (9), can be shifted in space without discontinuity and can therefore take any appropriate position for a correct and quick straightening of the deformed body.
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