ASSEMBLY APPARATUS
First Claim
1. An assembly apparatus for assembling a vehicle body by attaching a roof panel to side panels, and comprising a positioning mechanism for aligning positions of the side panels and the roof panel, wherein the positioning mechanism comprises:
- a robot;
a base portion attached to a distal end arm of the robot;
roof positioning members supported on the base portion on outer sides thereof in a vehicle widthwise direction for positioning the roof panel;
side panel positioning members supported on the base portion on outer sides thereof in the vehicle widthwise direction for positioning the side panels;
a first beam member and a second beam member extending along the vehicle widthwise direction from the base portion;
a right marking member disposed on a distal end of the first beam member;
a left marking member disposed on a distal end of the second beam member;
a left visual sensor configured to detect a position of the left marking member; and
a right visual sensor configured to detect a position of the right marking member;
wherein the left visual sensor and the right visual sensor are disposed respectively on left and right sides of the vehicle body.
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Abstract
An assembly apparatus is constituted to include positioning mechanisms for aligning the positions of side panels and a roof panel. For example, a front positioning mechanism includes a first base portion disposed on a first distal end arm of a front side robot, roof positioning members and side panel positioning members supported displaceably by the first base portion, a right front beam member and a left front beam member extending along a vehicle widthwise direction from the first base portion, a first left marking member and a first right marking member disposed at respective distal ends of the beam members, and a left visual sensor and a right visual sensor for detecting positions of each of the first left marking member and the first right marking member.
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9 Claims
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1. An assembly apparatus for assembling a vehicle body by attaching a roof panel to side panels, and comprising a positioning mechanism for aligning positions of the side panels and the roof panel, wherein the positioning mechanism comprises:
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a robot; a base portion attached to a distal end arm of the robot; roof positioning members supported on the base portion on outer sides thereof in a vehicle widthwise direction for positioning the roof panel; side panel positioning members supported on the base portion on outer sides thereof in the vehicle widthwise direction for positioning the side panels; a first beam member and a second beam member extending along the vehicle widthwise direction from the base portion; a right marking member disposed on a distal end of the first beam member; a left marking member disposed on a distal end of the second beam member; a left visual sensor configured to detect a position of the left marking member; and a right visual sensor configured to detect a position of the right marking member; wherein the left visual sensor and the right visual sensor are disposed respectively on left and right sides of the vehicle body. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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