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Assembling apparatus assembling body side of automotive vehicle and assembling method thereof

US6193142A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 24, 1997
Grant dateFeb 27, 2001
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Expiry dateDec 24, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49828
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An assembling apparatus assembling a body side of an automotive vehicle, comprises: a moving body provided in a transfer line; a clamp member provided on the moving body for fixing and positioning a body side outer in an upright position in such a manner that a roof rail end of the body side outer is an upper portion and the side sill end of the body side outer is a lower portion; and a welding robot disposed in a side of the transfer line, the welding robot assembling the body side by welding the body side outer positioned by the clamp member.

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