Plant for automated mounting of a door or similar closure component within the relative opening formed in a body, in particular an automotive vehicle body

• US 4,736,515 A
• Filed: 06/09/1986
• Issued: 04/12/1988
• Est. Priority Date: 06/21/1985
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: FATA European Group SPA
• Original Assignee: FATA European Group SPA
• Inventors: Catena, Nicola
• Primary Examiner(s): Moon, Charlie T.
• Application Number:
  US06/872,017
• Time in Patent Office: 673 Days
• Field of Search: 29/783, 29/785, 29/786, 29/822, 29/823, 29/824, 29/701, 29/703, 29/714
• US Class Current: 29/714
• CPC Class Codes: B23K 37/047 moving work to adjust its position between soldering, welding or cutting steps B23K37/053 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B23P 2700/50 Other automobile vehicle parts, i.e. manufactured in assembly lines
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 65/06 the sub-units or components being doors, windows, openable roofs, lids, bonnets, or weather strips or seals therefor assembling sealing arrangements with vehicle parts, e.g. doors, windows B60J10/45
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49829 Advancing work to successive stations [i.e., assembly line]
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/53061 Responsive to work or work-related machine element
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/53365 Multiple station assembly apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/53374 including turret-type conveyor
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/53378 including converging conveyors
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/53404 including turret-type conveyor
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/53413 and primary central conveyor
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/53548 and work carrying vehicle

Abstract

The present invention relates to a plant for the automated mounting of a door or similar closure component within the relative opening formed in a body, particularly an automotive vehicle body, comprising in combination: a device (10) for stably supporting a body (11), a conveyor device (33) adapted to convey a door (14) to an approach position to the relative door opening (15) in the body (11), provision being made between the said device (10, 33) for a first movable apparatus (12) for reading the measurements of the opening (15) and a second movable apparatus (13) for removing the door (14) from the conveyor (33) and positioning it within the door opening (15). The apparatus (12, 13) are also operatively interconnected through the intermediary of a computer (31) adapted to accept signals from the apparatus (12), to process them and send them to the apparatus (13). Provision is made, lastly, for actuating means (16) adapted to selectively move the apparatus (12) between an inoperative position and a operative proximal to the door opening (15) and the apparatus (13) between two operative positions proximal respectively to the conveyor (33) and the door opening (15).

Claims

1. A plant for the automated mounting of a door or similar closure component within the relative door opening in a body, in particular an automotive vehicle body, comprising a device (10) for stably supporting an automotive vehicle body (11) having door openings, a conveyor (33) adapted to convey a door (14) into an approach position to the relative door opening (15) in the body (11), a first movable apparatus (12) for reading the measurements of the door opening (15) and a second movable apparatus (13) for removing the door (14) from the conveyor (33) and positioning it within the door opening (15), a computer (31) positioned between said device (10) and conveyor (33) operatively interconnecting said first movable apparatus (12) and said second movable apparatus (13), said computer (31) adapted to accept signals from the apparatus (12), to process them and send them to the apparatus (13), rotatable actuation means (16) adapted selectively to move the apparatus (12) between an inoperative position and an operative position proximal to the said door opening (15), and to move the said apparatus (13) between two operative positions proximal respectively to the conveyor (33) and the door opening (15) and slides (18, 24) upon which said first movable apparatus (12) and said second movable apparatus (13) are mounted and which are translatable with respect to the actuation means (16), said first movable apparatus (12) for reading measurements of the door opening comprising a plurality of door opening measuring devices (23), said second movable apparatus (13) for positioning the door within the door opening comprising a plurality of gripping means (32) for gripping the door (14), which gripping means are mounted on a frame (29) which is position-wise adjustable through the intermediary of a plurality of actuators (30), said actuating means (16) comprising a stepwise revolving table on which the said first and second movable apparatus (12, 13) are mounted.