Clamping device for use in motor vehicle production lines and production line having such a clamping device
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1. A clamping device for use in production lines for motor vehicles and capable of traveling in a production line direction for transporting rough car bodies traveling in the production line direction on a transport apparatus, comprising:
- upstanding side members on both sides of the production line;
crossbeams supported by the side members for clamping the rough car body;
upper clamps supported by the crossbeams, and lower clamps supported by the side members, for clamping the rough car body;
a latch for coupling the crossbeams together in the working position to form a single component;
a common base frame arranged underneath the transport apparatus; and
a way disposed on each side of the transport apparatus, each way including a stationary roller support having rollers journaled for rotation in the roller support, the rollers operating to support a supporting frame thereon for movement in the production line direction, the supporting frame being fastened to one of the side members by way of a side carriage, and the supporting frame including clamps for connecting the side carriages to the base frame.
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Abstract
A clamping device for a motor vehicle production line has, on both sides of a transport apparatus for rough car bodies, ways on a common base frame leading underneath the transport apparatus for one side carriage each which can run separately on one side of the transport apparatus. The side carriage bears only the side members of one side of the transport apparatus. Clamping means serve to connect the side carriages with the base frame whenever the side carriages are in the working position.
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1. A clamping device for use in production lines for motor vehicles and capable of traveling in a production line direction for transporting rough car bodies traveling in the production line direction on a transport apparatus, comprising:
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upstanding side members on both sides of the production line;
crossbeams supported by the side members for clamping the rough car body;
upper clamps supported by the crossbeams, and lower clamps supported by the side members, for clamping the rough car body;
a latch for coupling the crossbeams together in the working position to form a single component;
a common base frame arranged underneath the transport apparatus; and
a way disposed on each side of the transport apparatus, each way including a stationary roller support having rollers journaled for rotation in the roller support, the rollers operating to support a supporting frame thereon for movement in the production line direction, the supporting frame being fastened to one of the side members by way of a side carriage, and the supporting frame including clamps for connecting the side carriages to the base frame. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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