Automatic assembling method and apparatus for vehicle bodies
First Claim
1. An automatic assembling method for vehicles comprising providing pallet means having a horizontal plane and multiple supporting means supporting under-floor parts including an engine unit, at least first supporting means among said multiple supporting means for supporting the engine unit and being movable with respect to said pallet means in a plane parallel to the horizontal plane of the pallet means, moving said first supporting means in the plane parallel to the horizontal plane of the pallet means by operating means to position the under-floor parts, positioning a vehicle body with respect to said pallet means and lowering said vehicle body onto said pallet means and then mounting the under-floor parts supported by said supporting means onto the vehicle body.
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Abstract
An automatic assembling method and apparatus for vehicles including providing a pallet with a plurality of supporting devices for supporting under-floor parts including an engine unit, at least the supporting device for supporting the engine unit among the supporting devices being movable with respect to the pallet in a horizontal plane, and moving said movable supporting means in the horizontal plane by an operating device. In this way, the under-floor parts supported by the supporting device can be mounted on the vehicle body.
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- 1. An automatic assembling method for vehicles comprising providing pallet means having a horizontal plane and multiple supporting means supporting under-floor parts including an engine unit, at least first supporting means among said multiple supporting means for supporting the engine unit and being movable with respect to said pallet means in a plane parallel to the horizontal plane of the pallet means, moving said first supporting means in the plane parallel to the horizontal plane of the pallet means by operating means to position the under-floor parts, positioning a vehicle body with respect to said pallet means and lowering said vehicle body onto said pallet means and then mounting the under-floor parts supported by said supporting means onto the vehicle body.
- 3. An automatic assembling apparatus for vehicles comprising pallet means having a horizontal plane, said pallet means for holding under-floor parts thereon, multiple supporting means mounted on said pallet means, said multiple supporting means for supporting said under-floor parts, at least a first supporting means among the multiple supporting means for supporting an engine unit, at least said first supporting means being movable in a plane parallel to the horizontal plane of the pallet means, and operating means for operating at least said first supporting means in a plane parallel to the horizontal plane of the pallet means, and body positioning means for positioning a vehicle body with respect to said pallet means and lowering said vehicle body onto said pallet means into position for assembly.
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