公开(公告)号：EP0453019B1

公开(公告)日：1994-07-20

申请号：EP91200790.3

申请日：1991-04-04

申请人： SATURN CORPORATION (a Delaware corp.)

发明人： Strickland, William Wesley

IPC分类号： B23K37/04

CPC分类号： B23K37/047 ,  B23P2700/50

公开(公告)号：EP0453019A3

公开(公告)日：1992-10-07

申请号：EP91200790.3

申请日：1991-04-04

申请人： SATURN CORPORATION (a Delaware corp.)

发明人： Strickland, William Wesley

IPC分类号： B23K37/04

CPC分类号： B23K37/047 ,  B23P2700/50

摘要： A body welding station (12) receives a succession of differing body component parts in order to weld such component parts into an integrated body structure of differing styles. A frame gate (18) has clamping and locating fixtures (24) mounted thereon by disconnectable fixture holding devices which permit the individual and selective removal of certain of the fixtures from the frame gate and permit the mounting of different fixtures thereon for the subsequent clamping and locating of body components for a body structure of different style. A fixture changing station (42) is located remote from the welding station and has an associated fixture storage station (116) storing additional fixtures therein. A transport apparatus (30,32,46) moves the frame gate between the welding station and the fixture changing station. A programmable fixture changing robot (110) is adapted to individually disconnect certain of the fixtures from the frame gate and then mount different fixtures thereon so that the frame gate may be returned to the welding station for fixturing of the next of the successive body structures to be welded therein. The fixtures may have electrical and fluid power sensors and clamping apparatus associated therewith, in which case the fixture holding devices includes disconnectable electrical connectors and fluid power connectors adapted to mate with mating connectors mounted on the frame gate to communicate control and power signals between the frame gate and the particular fixture mounted on the frame gate.

公开(公告)号：EP0453019A2

公开(公告)日：1991-10-23

申请号：EP91200790.3

申请日：1991-04-04

申请人： SATURN CORPORATION (a Delaware corp.)

发明人： Strickland, William Wesley

IPC分类号： B23K37/04

CPC分类号： B23K37/047 ,  B23P2700/50

摘要： A body welding station (12) receives a succession of differing body component parts in order to weld such component parts into an integrated body structure of differing styles. A frame gate (18) has clamping and locating fixtures (24) mounted thereon by disconnectable fixture holding devices which permit the individual and selective removal of certain of the fixtures from the frame gate and permit the mounting of different fixtures thereon for the subsequent clamping and locating of body components for a body structure of different style. A fixture changing station (42) is located remote from the welding station and has an associated fixture storage station (116) storing additional fixtures therein. A transport apparatus (30,32,46) moves the frame gate between the welding station and the fixture changing station. A programmable fixture changing robot (110) is adapted to individually disconnect certain of the fixtures from the frame gate and then mount different fixtures thereon so that the frame gate may be returned to the welding station for fixturing of the next of the successive body structures to be welded therein. The fixtures may have electrical and fluid power sensors and clamping apparatus associated therewith, in which case the fixture holding devices includes disconnectable electrical connectors and fluid power connectors adapted to mate with mating connectors mounted on the frame gate to communicate control and power signals between the frame gate and the particular fixture mounted on the frame gate.

摘要翻译： 身体焊接站（12）接收一系列不同的主体部件，以便将这些部件焊接成不同风格的一体化结构体。 框架门（18）具有通过可拆卸的夹具固定装置安装在其上的夹持和定位固定装置（24），其允许从框架浇口单独和选择性地移除某些固定装置，并且允许在其上安装不同的夹具用于随后的夹紧和 定位不同风格的身体结构的身体部位。 夹具更换台（42）位于远离焊接站的位置，并具有在其中存储附加固定装置的相关联的夹具存放站（116）。 运输设备（30,32,46）在焊接站和固定装置更换台之间移动框架门。 可编程夹具更换机器人（110）适于单独地将一些固定装置与框架门脱开，然后在其上安装不同的固定装置，使得框架门可以返回到焊接站，以将下一个连续的主体结构固定到 焊接在其中。 固定装置可以具有电力和流体动力传感器以及与之相关联的夹紧装置，在这种情况下，夹具保持装置包括可拆卸的电连接器和适于与安装在框架门上的配合连接器配合的流体动力连接器，以在框架之间传递控制和功率信号 门和安装在框架门上的特定夹具。