Mechanism for removing a hinge-positioner fixture from an automobile body
US6122809A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 29, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 26, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 29, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/53961
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A mechanism for positioning a pair of hinges on an automobile body to facilitate a hinge fastening operation includes a fixture positionable on the body, and two widely-spaced pegs carried by the fixture for accurately locating the fixture relative to the desired hinge location on the automobile. Power-actuated pusher pins on the fixture are used to force the fixture away from the auto body after the hinge-fastening operation, such that the locator pegs are moved out of the locator holes without binding on the hole edges.
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