Abstract:
L'invention concerne un ensemble d'au moins une station de travail inférieure (1) et d'une station de travail supérieure qui sont superposées, la station de travail inférieure comprenant une structure porteuse de robots (2) comportant des plates-formes inférieure et supérieure (3, 4) qui sont reliées par au moins un élément d'entretoisement (5) et qui possèdent respectivement une face supérieure (6) et une face inférieure (9) et à chacune desquelles est fixé au moins un robot (7), la station de travail supérieure comprenant une structure porteuse de robot comportant au moins une plate-forme inférieure sur une face supérieure de laquelle est fixé au moins un robot, au moins une des stations de travail étant associée à un organe de transfert des pièces entre les stations de travail. L'invention a également pour objet une station de travail modulaire pour la réalisation d'un tel ensemble.
Abstract:
Dans le procédé de réalisation d'une retouche de peinture d'un véhicule, on réalise la retouche pendant que le véhicule se trouve sur sa chaîne de fabrication.
Abstract:
Die Erfindung betrifft ein Hybridbauteil (1) aus zwei Einzelementen (2, 3), die aus unterschiedlichen metallischen Werkstoffen bestehen. Weiterhin betrifft die Erfindung ein Hybridbauteil, das zumindest abschnittsweise aus einem Kunstoff besteht. Um thermische Verformungen des Hybridbauteils (1), die während einer Oberflächenbehandlung und/oder - vergütung auftreten können, möglichst gering zu halten, wird mindestens eines der Einzelemente (2, 3) bereits vor dem gesenseitigen Fügen mit der gewünschten Oberflächenbeschichtung bzw. -vergütung (4, 5) versehen. Auf diese Weise kann eine thermisch belastende Oberflächenbehandlung des Hybridbauteils (1) entfallen.
Abstract:
Apparatus for positioning and holding a tool relative to a workpiece comprising a carriage for conveying the tool over the surface of the workpiece and means for holding the carriage onto the surface of the workpiece. The invention provides a vacuum sealing arrangement, a laser position-finding and guidance system, a multiple vacuum cup robot and a system for determining localised surface discrepancies between the actual position/shape and that which is desired or designed. Such an arrangement provides a robot capable of "crawling" over a workpiece and carrying out precise manufacturing operations thereon.
Abstract:
Um bei einem Montagewerk für Kraftfahrzeuge die Endmontage räumlich flexibel gestalten zu können, wird erfindungsgemäss vorgeschlagen, eine zentrale langgestreckte Montagehalle (1) vorzusehen, in der im wesentlichen automatisierte Montagebereiche vorgesehen sind und senkrecht abstehend zu der Längsseite fingerartige Teilbereiche (3-6) mit im wesentlichen manuellen Arbeitsplätzen vorgesehen sind. Eine Änderung in der Abfolge in den manuellen Bereichen kann leicht durch eine kopfseitige Verlängerung der fingerartigen Teilbereiche erzielt werden.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a swinging-sliding door for vehicles for transporting persons, comprising at least one door leaf (1'), this door leaf being connected to a supporting member (5') which can be displaced on a horizontal guiding element (6') extending in the longitudinal direction of the vehicle. The longitudinal movement of the door leaf (1') is co-ordinated with the lateral movement by a guide rail (9'). The negative lift force of a drive device (7) acts on the supporting member (5'). The swinging-sliding door is made up of two assembly units (M1, M2) which are installed and fixed in the door frame (2) one after the other. The first assembly unit (M1) comprises the drive and guide system, while the second assembly unit (M2) has a closed portal frame (3) which can be introduced into the door frame (2) and to which at least one door leaf (1') is fixed with detachable fixing means.
Abstract:
A vehicle assembly line comprising, laid out in the order mentioned, a wire leading/transfer trimming zone (20) where components for wire leading/transfer trimming are sequentially assembled to a paint-finished vehicle body (11) for inspection and, if needed, repairing, an interior zone (30) where interior components are sequentially assembled for inspection and, if needed, repairing, an under-floor trimming zone (40) where under-floor dress-up components are sequentially assembled for inspection and, if needed, repairing, an exterior zone (50) where exterior components are sequentially assembled for inspection and, if needed, repairing, and a combined guarantee zone (60) where components not repaired in zones (20) to (50) are inspected and repaired, wherein inspection and repair are conducted in inspection sections and repair sections individually attached to individual functional zones. Since inspection and repair can be finished within each functional zone, defects can be quickly found and quality in each zone can be guaranteed to thereby improve an assembly line production efficiency.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a roof unit containing an external roof covering (13) and an inside roof lining (14), and to a floor unit (10) for a horizontally assembled body of a road vehicle such as a passenger car. The floor unit (10) can be substantially pre-assembled with respect to interior fittings such as wiring, floor covering, seats, control elements and indicating instruments etc. in order to minimize other work processes in the passenger compartment of the car which is formed by assembling the roof unit and floor unit (10). The inside roof lining (14) is configured as a subassembly consisting of an inside roof lining (14), an external roof covering (13) and one or more in-built fittings selected from the following: an inner roof lining, inside trimmings, air bag, sun vizors, inner rearview mirror, inside lighting, wiring, control and display elements, sun-roof, lifting roof, folding roof, laminated roof, glass roof and the frame components thereof, drive elements and roof handholds. The inside roof lining (14) and the floor unit (10) have matching connections at the points where they are to be joined. Rational mass production on conveyor belts can be achieved by assembling the body in a horizontal manner.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a device for clamping especially body panels during car manufacture. Said device comprises electrically controllable valves which are connected to a compressed-air line and pneumatically actuated clamps supplied by said valves. To simplify the assembly of said device, improve its functional properties and reduce compressed-air consumption the invention provides for one valve (4) and one clamp (5) each to form a component group (3) and for the valves (4) of the component groups (3) to be connected to the compressed-air line (1) by means of assigned branch lines (2).
Abstract:
A method of constructing a vehicle body from metal roof (10), side and floor panels (12, 14, 16) by welding or otherwise joining whilst loosely holding the fabrications in a jig, the roof panel (10) and two side panels (12, 14) are joined to form a sub-assembly and thereafter the sub-assembly is fitted around a floor panel (16) fabrication and joined to opposite sides thereof to form the vehicle body. During the joining of the sub-assembly of the roof and side panels, internal tooling is employed for holding the fabrications relative one to the other. The first sub-assembly of roof and side panel fabrications is formed using a framing station which incorporates left and right hand tooling gates (36, 38) which carry location and clamping tooling (40, 42, 44, 46) for the two side panels (12, 14), and which enter the assembly from below or from the front or rear end thereof. The tooling or the sub-assembly or both may be moved so as to produce sufficient clearance to allow the sub-assembly to be moved to another workstation. The floor panel (16) includes flanges (24, 26) which are joined to flanges along the lower edges of the two side panels.