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Method for assembly of automotive vehicle body components

US8555478B2 · kind B2 · utility

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12Claims

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Assignee

Ford Global Technologies, LLC · US

Inventors

Bert Niessen · Heimbach, DE
Ruediger Maier · Creutzwald, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Jan 6, 2011
Grant date	Oct 15, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Feb 25, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T29/49826
WIPO fieldTransport
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for fitting a vehicle body component to a body shell of a vehicle having at least one side wall includes the steps of gauging an actual position of a partial area of the side wall relative to a first coordinate axis of the vehicle, plotting a first reference point relative to the first coordinate axis on the basis of the gauged actual position, and mounting the vehicle body component at a designated position relative to the first reference point. The partial area may advantageously be a vehicle A-pillar, B-pillar, or C-pillar. The method affords a simpler and more cost-effective fitting of the vehicle body components. The method is also feasible in less mechanized production facilities.

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