SPRING STRUT POSITIONING DEVICE

• US 20100126006A1
• Filed: 07/16/2007
• Published: 05/27/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations LLC (General Motors Company)
• Original Assignee: GM Global Technology Operations Incorporated (Motors Liquidation Co. GUC Trust)
• Inventors: Recha, Olaf, Köhler, Gerhard
• Granted Patent: US 8,276,260 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 29/822
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 65/12 the sub-units or components being suspensions, brakes or wheel units
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/53 Means to assemble or disassemble
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/53039 with control means energized in response to activator stimulated by condition sensor
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/53383 and means to fasten work parts together
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/53417 Means to fasten work parts together
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/53539 including work conveyor
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/537 tool handle and tool
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/53896 having lever operator
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/53913 Aligner or center
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/54 Miscellaneous apparatus

Abstract

A positioning device is provided for positioning of a spring leg and a shock damper motor axis when a connection to a body-shaped pieces of a suspension promoter suspended coach industry unit with a mounting stored chassis unit of the vehicle, with the positioning device includes an attachment element Fixture for fixing the direction positioning to mount one of the fixture resistance element jointed affiliated gripping central carrier with a gripper attached to appropriation reach of the spring leg and shock damper, with the gripping means by moving the grief-structural funds his joints in a rest medium defined rest positions to warden can be brought, namely a working position in which the grief by the central taken one spring leg or shock absorbers positioned, and the suspension strut or shock absorbers are not positioned normally.

Claims

1. A positioning device for positioning at least one of a spring strut or a shock absorber of a motor vehicle during a connection of a body module, which is suspended on a body hanger of a hanging conveyor to a chassis module of the motor vehicle, which is mounted on an assembly device the positioning device comprising:

a device fastening element adapted to fasten the positioning device to the assembly device;

a gripping support element which is connected to the device fastening element in an articulated manner and has a gripper adapted to grip at least one of the spring strut or the shock absorber,

wherein by moving the gripping support element about an articulated connection, the gripper means can be brought into a plurality of latching positions defined by a latch which comprises a working position in which the at least one of the spring strut or the shock absorber gripped by the gripper means is positioned and a rest position in which the at least one of the spring strut or the shock absorber is not positioned.

2. The positioning device according to claim 1, in which the grip has cooperating gripping jaws, which are resiliently pretensioned by a resilient spring adapted to grip the at least one of the spring strut or the shock absorber.

3. The positioning device according to claim 1, further comprising a detection device adapted to detect a latching position of the gripper.

4. (canceled)

5. (canceled)