公开(公告)号：US06336582B1

公开(公告)日：2002-01-08

申请号：US09679887

申请日：2000-10-05

申请人： Chitoshi Kato ,  Tadashi Tobita ,  Takeshi Nakamura

发明人： Chitoshi Kato ,  Tadashi Tobita ,  Takeshi Nakamura

IPC分类号： B23K3112

CPC分类号： B62D65/02 ,  Y02P90/04 ,  Y02P90/20

摘要： In a method of manufacturing multiple kinds of products in an arbitrarily selected order in one manufacturing apparatus, the rate of operation of the welding robots to be disposed in each of assembly lines for each of parts is improved, the cost for equipment investment is reduced, and the time required to introduce a new kind of motor vehicle into the manufacturing apparatus is shortened, whereby the productivity is improved. The manufacturing apparatus is made up of: a plurality of part assembly lines for assembling a plurality of parts; a combining station for tack-welding these parts to thereby assemble a product; and a reinforce-welding line for reinforce-welding the product. The number of welding points for welding each of the parts in the respective assembly lines is made equal to one another for all kinds of vehicles. Those welding points of each of the parts which fall short of a required number of welding points are welded in the reinforce-welding line.

摘要翻译： 在一个制造装置中以任意选择的顺序制造多种产品的方法中，提高了为每个部件设置在每条装配线中的焊接机器人的操作速率，减少了设备投资的成本， 并且缩短了将新型汽车引入制造装置所需的时间，从而提高了生产率。 该制造装置由用于组装多个部件的多个部件装配线组成; 组合台，用于定位这些部件，从而组装产品; 以及用于加固焊接产品的加固焊接线。 对于各种车辆，将各组装线中的每个部件焊接的焊接点的数量彼此相等。 焊接在加固焊接线上的各部分焊接点不在焊点数量以下的焊点。

公开(公告)号：US06339204B1

公开(公告)日：2002-01-15

申请号：US09686138

申请日：2000-10-11

申请人： Chitoshi Kato ,  Tadashi Tobita ,  Takeshi Nakamura ,  Takashi Nakanishi ,  Takatoshi Hattori ,  Shoji Doi ,  Tetsuro Yamanobe

发明人： Chitoshi Kato ,  Tadashi Tobita ,  Takeshi Nakamura ,  Takashi Nakanishi ,  Takatoshi Hattori ,  Shoji Doi ,  Tetsuro Yamanobe

IPC分类号： B23K1110

CPC分类号： B23K11/3063 ,  B23K11/314 ,  B23K37/0229 ,  B62D65/02

摘要： The floor of a motor vehicle which is assembled in a floor assembly station is transported to a subsequent station using at least two welding robots on each lateral side of the floor assembly station. These welding robots are constituted into dual-purpose welding robots for performing both welding work and transporting work. After the assembling of the floor has been finished, the floor is supported at four lateral and longitudinal jack-up points through the workpiece receiving member by the cooperation of these dual-purpose welding robots, and is transported from the floor assembly station to the subsequent station.

摘要翻译： 组装在地板组装站中的机动车辆的地板使用地板组装站的每个侧面上的至少两个焊接机器人运送到后续站。 这些焊接机器人构成用于进行焊接加工和搬运工作的两用焊接机器人。 地板组装结束后，通过这些两用焊接机器人的配合，通过工件接收构件在四个侧向和纵向起升点处支撑地板，并从地板组装站运送到后续 站。

公开(公告)号：US06948236B2

公开(公告)日：2005-09-27

申请号：US10275063

申请日：2001-05-01

申请人： Hideo Saito ,  Yuichi Hirata ,  Satoru Matsuo ,  Masayuki Fukumori ,  Shinji Ikeda ,  Makoto Urano ,  Kazunao Uchiyama ,  Takeshi Endo ,  Chitoshi Kato ,  Hidetaka Murai ,  Yuki Mori ,  Yukihiro Yaguchi

发明人： Hideo Saito ,  Yuichi Hirata ,  Satoru Matsuo ,  Masayuki Fukumori ,  Shinji Ikeda ,  Makoto Urano ,  Kazunao Uchiyama ,  Takeshi Endo ,  Chitoshi Kato ,  Hidetaka Murai ,  Yuki Mori ,  Yukihiro Yaguchi

IPC分类号： B62D65/02 ,  B23P21/00

CPC分类号： B62D65/02 ,  Y10T29/53313 ,  Y10T29/53365 ,  Y10T29/53383 ,  Y10T29/53417 ,  Y10T29/53539

摘要： A car side panel assembly line capable of increasing a productivity by shortening an operation time and having a set station ST2, a welding station ST3, and a next operation station ST4 disposed in series in this order, comprising a set carriage 91 having, thereon, a set jig 91 capable of holding the side panel W in upright attitude from the side and installed reciprocatingly between the set station ST2 and the welding station ST3 and a frame carriage 81 having a lower frame 80 and an upper frame 81, capable of holding, between both frames 80, 81, the side panel W in upright attitude through clamp members (821, 822, 823, 831, 832, 833) mounted on the frames 80, 81, installed reciprocatingly between the welding station ST3 and the next operation station ST4, and allowing to exchange the side panel W with the set carriage 91.

摘要翻译： 一种车辆侧面板组装线，其能够通过缩短操作时间而提高生产率，并且具有以下顺序串联设置的设定台ST2，焊接台ST3和下一个操作台ST4， 其上具有能够从侧面将侧板W保持为直立姿势并且设置在设定台ST2和焊接台ST3之间的立柱夹具91和框架架8

公开(公告)号：US5203814A

公开(公告)日：1993-04-20

申请号：US652645

申请日：1991-02-08

申请人： Ken Kushizaki ,  Keizaburo Otaki ,  Chitoshi Kato

发明人： Ken Kushizaki ,  Keizaburo Otaki ,  Chitoshi Kato

IPC分类号： B62D65/00

CPC分类号： B62D65/00 ,  Y10T29/49622 ,  Y10T29/49828 ,  Y10T29/49829 ,  Y10T29/49885 ,  Y10T29/49901

摘要： A roof unit for an automobile is composed of a roof panel and stiffeners welded thereto. One roof panel is unloaded from a stack of roof panels stored in a carriage, and fed to a working station. The stiffeners which are coated with a sealer are also fed to the working station. The roof panel and the stiffeners are then welded into a roof unit in the working station. An apparatus for manufacturing a roof unit includes a first feed mechanism for unloading a roof panel from a stack of roof panels and feeding the unloaded roof panel to the working station, a second feed mechanism for feeding sealed stiffeners to the working station, a third feed mechanism for feeding a jig to the working station to assemble the roof panel and the stiffener into a roof unit in the working station, and a fourth feed mechanism for feeding the roof unit from the working station. The first through fourth feed mechanisms are disposed around the working station and oriented in respective different four directions therearound.

摘要翻译： 用于汽车的屋顶单元由顶板和与其焊接的加强件组成。 一个屋顶板从储存在托架中的一堆屋顶板卸载，并送入工作站。 涂有密封剂的扶强材也被送入工作台。 然后将屋顶板和扶强材焊接到工作站中的屋顶单元中。 一种用于制造屋顶单元的装置包括：第一进给机构，用于从屋顶板堆叠卸载屋顶板，并将卸载的屋顶板送入工作站;第二进给机构，用于将密封的加强件供给到工作站;第三进料 用于将工具装载到工作站以将车顶板和加强件组装到工作站中的屋顶单元中的机构，以及用于从工作站馈送屋顶单元的第四进给机构。 第一至第四进给机构设置在工作台周围，并在其周围的不同四个方向上定向。

公开(公告)号：US06344629B1

公开(公告)日：2002-02-05

申请号：US09644750

申请日：2000-08-24

申请人： Chitoshi Kato ,  Masayuki Fukumori ,  Teiji Miwa ,  Kenji Kusumegi ,  Nagahisa Kitamura ,  Masashi Koike ,  Masaaki Tanaka

发明人： Chitoshi Kato ,  Masayuki Fukumori ,  Teiji Miwa ,  Kenji Kusumegi ,  Nagahisa Kitamura ,  Masashi Koike ,  Masaaki Tanaka

IPC分类号： B23K1136

CPC分类号： B62D65/02

摘要： On a setting cart which is movable back and forth between a setting station and a vehicle body assembly station, there are provided floor panel setting members, side sill receiving members and side panel forcing members which force side panels toward a floor panel from a lateral outward. In the setting station, the floor panel and the side panels which are set in position on the setting cart are transferred to a jig which is disposed in a side portion of the vehicle body assembly station. The side panels are welded to the floor panel by welding robots which are disposed at a level below the jig. In the above-described arrangement, the side sill receiving members and the side panel forcing members are set on the setting cart so as to be retractable into shunted positions free from interference with the welding robots in welding operation. The welding work by the welding robots can thus be started without waiting for the returning of the setting cart to the setting station.

摘要翻译： 在设置台和车身组装站之间可前后移动的设置车上，设置有地板镶板固定构件，下纵梁接收构件和侧板强制构件，其将侧板朝向地板镶板侧向外侧 。 在设置台中，将设置在安置台上的位置的地板镶板和侧板转移到设置在车体组装站的侧部的夹具。 侧板通过焊接机器人焊接到地板面板上，焊接机器人设置在夹具下方。 在上述结构中，将下纵梁接收部件和侧板加压部件设置在设置车上，以便能够在焊接作业中与焊接机器人不受干扰地回缩到分流位置。 因此可以开始焊接机器人的焊接工作，而无需等待设置台返回到设置台。