Method for the assembly of automotive vehicles
First Claim
1. A method for the assembly of automotive vehicles in a vehicle body assembly line, comprising:
- a white vehicle body assembly step for assembling an upper vehicle body section and for assembling an under vehicle body section, said white vehicle body assembly step including an under body section assembling step for assembling the under vehicle body section comprising a floor panel member and an upper vehicle body section assembling step for assembling the upper vehicle body section;
a coating step for coating the upper vehicle body section and the under vehicle body section subsequent to said white vehicle body assembly step while maintaining them separated from each other; and
a part mounting step for separating mounting at least one part to each of the upper vehicle body section and the under vehicle body section after said coating step; and
a part mounting step for separately mounting at least one part to each of the upper vehicle body section and the under vehicle body section after said coating step; and
an upper and lower vehicle body assembly step subsequent to said part mounting step for assembling the upper vehicle body section with the under vehicle body section.
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Abstract
The method involved in the present invention is directed to the coating step where an assembled unit of the upper vehicle body and the under vehicle body is coated and the upper vehicle body section is separated from the under vehicle body after coating. In the vehicle body assembly step, the vehicle body is loaded on a jig unit disposed so as to be movable through stations located along the vehicle body assembly line. Upon loading the upper vehicle body on the jig unit, the vehicle body is aligned with the jig unit on the basis of an inner member of a member for structuring the vehicle body with the aid of an aligning unit mounted to the jig unit. After coating the assembled vehicle body unit, the unit is divided into the upper vehicle body and the under vehicle body, which are then processed in separate mounting steps. After mounting various parts to each of the upper vehicle body and the under vehicle body in their own mounting lines, the upper vehicle body is combined with the under vehicle body. The lower part unit is then mounted to the vehicle body assembly or mounted to the under vehicle body prior to the assembly of the under vehicle body with the upper vehicle body.
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24 Claims
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1. A method for the assembly of automotive vehicles in a vehicle body assembly line, comprising:
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a white vehicle body assembly step for assembling an upper vehicle body section and for assembling an under vehicle body section, said white vehicle body assembly step including an under body section assembling step for assembling the under vehicle body section comprising a floor panel member and an upper vehicle body section assembling step for assembling the upper vehicle body section; a coating step for coating the upper vehicle body section and the under vehicle body section subsequent to said white vehicle body assembly step while maintaining them separated from each other; and a part mounting step for separating mounting at least one part to each of the upper vehicle body section and the under vehicle body section after said coating step; and a part mounting step for separately mounting at least one part to each of the upper vehicle body section and the under vehicle body section after said coating step; and an upper and lower vehicle body assembly step subsequent to said part mounting step for assembling the upper vehicle body section with the under vehicle body section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A method for the assembly of automotive vehicles in a vehicle body assembly line, comprising:
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a white vehicle body assembly step for assembling an upper vehicle body section and for assembling an under vehicle body section, said white vehicle body assembly step including an under body section assembling step for assembling the under vehicle body section comprising a floor panel member and an upper vehicle body section assembling step for assembling the upper vehicle body section; a coating step for simultaneously coating the upper vehicle body section and the under vehicle body section subsequent to said white vehicle body assembly step while maintaining them separated from each other; and a part mounting step for separately mounting at least one part to each of the upper vehicle body section and the under vehicle body section after said coating step; and an upper and lower vehicle body assembly step subsequent to said part mounting step for assembling the upper vehicle body section with the under vehicle body section.
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