SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SYNCHRONOUSLY CONVEYING UNDERBODY COMPONENTS FOR VEHICLE BODY
First Claim
Patent Images
1. A synchronized carrying system comprising:
- an overhead conveyor which transports a vehicle body;
a floor-side conveyor which transports an underbody part;
a control device which operates and controls the overhead conveyor and the floor-side conveyor; and
a carrying device on which the underbody part is mounted, wherein;
the overhead conveyor and the floor-side conveyor are in synchrony when the underbody part is loaded to the vehicle body;
the floor-side conveyor has a primary line portion which is parallel to a work transportation of the overhead conveyor, a main route which is placed along a factory floor plane, and a floor-side chain conveyor and a friction conveyor which transport the carrying device along the main route;
the floor-side chain conveyor has a secondary line portion which is parallel to the main line portion of the main route, a secondary route which is placed along the factory floor plane, and an engaging part which engages with the carrying device that moves along the secondary route;
the friction conveyor has a return part which connects a start point and an end point of the main line portion of the main route, and multiple friction rollers which are placed on the return part;
the friction rollers can operate individually and move the carrying device by coming into contact with the carrying device; and
the control device controls the floor-side chain conveyor and the overhead conveyor in synchrony, controls the friction conveyor so that the carrying device stops and moves at a predetermined velocity at a predetermined location on the return part, drives the friction roller placed in an upstream side of the start point of the main line portion and sends out the carrying device to the main line portion when the carrying device stopped in the upstream side of the start point of the main line portion of the return part engages with the engaging part of the floor-side chain conveyor which is in synchrony with the overhead conveyor, moves the carrying device engaged with the engaging part to the end point of the main line portion, and leads the carrying device to the return part by driving the friction roller placed in a downstream side of the end point of the main line portion of the return part when the carrying device disengages from the engaging part at the end point of the main line portion.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A synchronized carrying system comprising: an overhead conveyor which transports a vehicle body; a floor-side conveyor which transports an underbody part; a control device which operates and controls the overhead conveyor and the floor-side conveyor; and a carrying device on which the underbody part is mounted, wherein the synchronized carrying system synchronizes the overhead conveyor and the floor-side conveyor during a process that loads the underbody part to the vehicle body.
12 Citations
5 Claims
-
1. A synchronized carrying system comprising:
-
an overhead conveyor which transports a vehicle body; a floor-side conveyor which transports an underbody part; a control device which operates and controls the overhead conveyor and the floor-side conveyor; and a carrying device on which the underbody part is mounted, wherein; the overhead conveyor and the floor-side conveyor are in synchrony when the underbody part is loaded to the vehicle body; the floor-side conveyor has a primary line portion which is parallel to a work transportation of the overhead conveyor, a main route which is placed along a factory floor plane, and a floor-side chain conveyor and a friction conveyor which transport the carrying device along the main route; the floor-side chain conveyor has a secondary line portion which is parallel to the main line portion of the main route, a secondary route which is placed along the factory floor plane, and an engaging part which engages with the carrying device that moves along the secondary route; the friction conveyor has a return part which connects a start point and an end point of the main line portion of the main route, and multiple friction rollers which are placed on the return part; the friction rollers can operate individually and move the carrying device by coming into contact with the carrying device; and the control device controls the floor-side chain conveyor and the overhead conveyor in synchrony, controls the friction conveyor so that the carrying device stops and moves at a predetermined velocity at a predetermined location on the return part, drives the friction roller placed in an upstream side of the start point of the main line portion and sends out the carrying device to the main line portion when the carrying device stopped in the upstream side of the start point of the main line portion of the return part engages with the engaging part of the floor-side chain conveyor which is in synchrony with the overhead conveyor, moves the carrying device engaged with the engaging part to the end point of the main line portion, and leads the carrying device to the return part by driving the friction roller placed in a downstream side of the end point of the main line portion of the return part when the carrying device disengages from the engaging part at the end point of the main line portion. - View Dependent Claims (2)
-
-
3. A synchronized carrying system comprising:
-
an overhead conveyor which transports a vehicle body; and a floor-side conveyor which is controlled to be in synchrony with the overhead conveyor and transports an underbody part, wherein; the floor-side conveyor has a main route which is placed along a factory floor plane, a floor-side chain conveyor and a friction conveyor which moves along the main route a carrying device carrying the underbody part, and a secondary route which is placed along the factory floor plane; the main route has a main line portion which is parallel to a direction in which the overhead conveyor transports the vehicle body, and a return part which connects a start point and an end point of the main line portion; the secondary route has a secondary line portion which is parallel to the main line portion; the floor-side chain conveyor has an engaging part which can engage with the carrying device and moves along the secondary route; and the friction conveyor has multiple friction rollers which are placed on the return part, moves the carrying device by coming into contact with the carrying device, and can be driven individually. - View Dependent Claims (5)
-
-
4. A synchronized carrying method comprising:
-
an overhead conveyor which transports a vehicle body; and a floor-side conveyor which transports an underbody part, wherein; the synchronized carrying method synchronizes the overhead conveyor and the floor-side conveyor when the underbody part is loaded to the vehicle body; the floor-side conveyor has a main line portion which is parallel to a direction of a work transportation of the overhead conveyor, a main route which is placed along a factory floor plane, and a floor-side chain conveyor and a friction conveyor which move a carrying device carrying the underbody part along the main route; the floor-side chain conveyor has a secondary line part which is parallel to the main line part of the main route, and a secondary route which is placed along the factory floor plane, and an engaging part which engages with the carrying device that moves along the secondary route; the friction conveyor has a return part which connects a start point and an end point of the main line portion of the main route, and multiple friction rollers which are placed on the return part; the friction rollers can operate individually and move the carrying device by coming into contact with the carrying device; and the control device controls the floor-side chain conveyor and the overhead conveyor in synchrony, controls the friction conveyor so that the carrying device stops and moves at a predetermined velocity at a predetermined location on the return part, drives the friction roller placed in an upstream side of the start point of the main line portion and sends out the carrying device to the main line portion when the carrying device stopped in the upstream side of the start point of the main line portion of the return part engages with the engaging part of the floor-side chain conveyor which is in synchrony with the overhead conveyor, moves the carrying device engaged with the engaging part to the end point of the main line portion, and leads the carrying device to the return part by driving the friction roller placed in a downstream side of the end point of the main line portion of the return part when the carrying device disengages from the engaging part at the end point of the main line portion.
-
Specification