Transport device for a motor vehicle or a partially assembled motor vehicle during the production process

• US 20060231371A1
• Filed: 08/05/2004
• Published: 10/19/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Durr AG
• Original Assignee: Durr AG
• Inventors: Moliere, Frederic De, Tentrup, Thomas, Spiegelberg, Gernot, Mogck, Gerhard
• Application Number:
  US10/567,270
• Publication Number:
  US 20060231371A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 198/341.90
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 65/005 Inspection and final control devices
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 65/18 Transportation, conveyor or haulage systems specially adapted for motor vehicle or trailer assembly lines conveyors and haulage in general B65G

Abstract

This invention relates to a transport device for a motor vehicle or partially assembled motor vehicle during the production process. The transport device is configured to receive a motor vehicle or partially assembled motor vehicle, said motor vehicle or partially assembled motor vehicle being conveyed by means of the transport device to the various work stations. The transport device, which is continuously supplied with power during the production process, has a terminal for supplying power to the on-board electrical system of the motor vehicle or partially assembled motor vehicle to be conveyed by the transport device. This terminal can be connected up to the on-board electrical system of the vehicle or partially assembled vehicle.

Claims

1. Transport device (1) for a motor vehicle (2) or partially assembled motor vehicle (2) during the production process, the transport device (1) being configured to receive a motor vehicle (2) or partially assembled motor vehicle (2), said motor vehicle (2) or partially assembled motor vehicle (2) being conveyable by means of the transport-device (1) to the various work stations, and the transport device (1) having a continuous and contact-free power supply during the production process, wherein the transport device (1) is provided with a terminal (3) for supplying power to the on-board electrical system of the motor vehicle (2) or partially assembled motor vehicle (2) to be conveyed by the transport device (1), the on-board electrical system of the motor vehicle (2) or partially assembled motor vehicle (2) being connectable (4) to said terminal (3) and said terminal (3) being supplied with-electrical energy via the contact-free power supply to the transport device (1).

2. The transport device of claim 1, wherein the terminal (3) can be activated and deactivated by a control unit(5, 6).

3. The transport device of claim 2, wherein the control unit (5, 6) is a centralised host computer (5).

4. The transport device of claim 2, wherein the control unit (5, 6) is a mobile control unit (6, 11) that can be attached removably to the transport device (1) or to the motor vehicle (2) or partially assembled motor vehicle (2) being conveyed by the transport device (1);

power can be supplied to said mobile control unit (6) via the transport device (1) or via the vehicle'"'"'s on-board electrical system.

5. The transport device of claim 4, wherein the mobile control unit (6) can be connected up (7) to a diagnostic connector (8) in the vehicle.

6. Transport device according to claim 1, wherein a mobile control unit (6) can be attached removably to the transport device (1) or to the motor vehicle. (2) or partially assembled motor vehicle (2) being conveyed by the transport device (1);

power can be supplied to said mobile control unit (6) via the transport device (1) or via the vehicle'"'"'s on-board electrical system, and the mobile control unit (6) can be connected up (7) to a diagnostic connector (8) in the vehicle.

7. Transport device according to claim 4, wherein the transport device (1) is integrated in a network for wired data exchange with a host computer (5), and that when mounted, the mobile control unit (6) is likewise integrated in the wired data-exchange network.

8. Transport device according to claim 4, wherein the mobile control unit (6) is equipped with a transmitter/receiver unit (9) for wireless data exchange with a host computer (5, 10) or with other stationary or mobile control computers.