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Vehicle fender and door alignment fixture

US6708393B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateOct 30, 2002
Grant dateMar 23, 2004
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Expiry dateOct 30, 2022

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/53983
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A fixture and method for aligning a vehicle fender and door, particularly a fixture for an assembly line point that attaches to a vehicle door and moves a front edge of the door to a spacing element, attaches to a vehicle fender, moves the fender to the spacing element and to a pre-defined 3-dimensional relationship with the door, and holds the fender in the pre-defined relationship while the fender is secured in place on the vehicle.

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