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Chassis/body marriage lift machine

  • US 6,109,424 A
  • Filed: 03/20/1998
  • Issued: 08/29/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/20/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. Apparatus for lifting and supporting an automotive chassis module in position to be assembled with an automotive body along a moving assembly line, said apparatus comprising:

  • a mobile vehicle;

    at least one fixture arranged above said vehicle for receiving and supporting the chassis module; and

    a guided lift mechanism for moving said fixture vertically between a lowered position and a raised position, said mechanism including a push chain coupled to said fixture, at least one sprocket drivingly engaging said chain to displace a vertical section of said chain vertically to move said fixture between said lowered and said raised positions, and at least one support member extending between said fixture and said vehicle operative to guide said fixture in the vertical direction while isolating said push chain from any loads transverse to said vertical direction.

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