Automatic rear combination lamp removal system

• US 6,457,230 B1
• Filed: 05/08/2000
• Issued: 10/01/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 11/05/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Original Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company (Hyundai Motor Group)
• Inventors: Jin, Cheol-Min
• Primary Examiner(s): Vo, Peter
• Assistant Examiner(s): TRINH, MINH N
• Application Number:
  US09/569,108
• Time in Patent Office: 876 Days
• Field of Search: 297/62, 297/29, 298/32, 294/30, 294/261, 294/262, 297/59, 297/60, 29D/IG.44, 414/736, 414/737, 901/30, 901/40, 294/119.1, 294/88, 294/902, 294/64.1, 269/266, 228/264
• US Class Current: 29/762
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 1/26 the devices being primarily intended to indicate the vehicle, or parts thereof, or to give signals, to other traffic
• CPC Class Codes: B60Q 2900/20 Arrangements for easy recycling, e.g. for easy dismantling or use of special materials
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 65/16 the sub-units or components being exterior fittings, e.g. bumpers, lights, wipers , exhausts
• CPC Class Codes: B62D 67/00 Systematic disassembly of vehicles for recovery of salvageable components, e.g. for recycling for disposal of vehicles by destroying or transformation B09B3/00, B09B5/00 ; general arrangement of separating plants B03B9/00; recovery of plastics B29B17/00
• CPC Class Codes: Y02W 30/56 of vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/49815 Disassembling
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/5313 Means to assemble electrical device
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/53265 with work-holder for assembly
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 29/53274 Means to disassemble electrical device

Abstract

An automatic rear combination lamp removal system includes a base, a plurality of sliding blocks slidably mounted on the base for moving in four ways on the base, a plurality of fastener removers mounted on the sliding blocks for removing nuts fixing rear combination lamps to a vehicle, and a plurality of lamp holders pivotally mounted to the fastener removers for holding the rear combination lamps.

Claims

1. An automatic rear combination lamp removal system comprising:

a base;

a plurality of sliding blocks slidably mounted on the base for moving in four ways on the base;

a plurality of fastener remover units mounted on the sliding blocks for removing nuts fixing rear combination lamps to a vehicle, wherein at least one of the plurality of fastener remover units comprises,

a drum shaped remover body,

a pair of robot arms pivotally connected to the remover body for deploying into a trunk of the vehicle, and

a pair of looseners, one rotatably mounted on a free end of each of the robot arms, for removing nuts; and

a plurality of lamp holders pivotally mounted to the fastener remover units for holding the rear combination lamps.

2. The automatic rear combination lamp removal system of claim 1 wherein at least one of the pair of looseners comprises a plurality of wrenches for unscrewing fasteners.

3. An automatic rear combination lamp removal system comprising:

a base;

a plurality of sliding blocks slidably mounted on the base for moving four ways on the base;

a plurality of fastener remover units mounted on the sliding blocks for removing nuts fixing rear combination lamps to a vehicle; and

a plurality of lamp holders pivotally mounted to the fastener remover units for holding the rear combination lamps, wherein at least one of the plurality of lamp holders comprises,

a pair of arms pivotally connected to the remover body, and

a pair of suction devices pivotally connected to the free end of each armcfor holding the rear combination lamp.

4. An automatic rear combination lamp removal system of claim 3 wherein at least one of the pair of suction devices comprises a plurality of suction cups that affix to the rear combination lamp.

5. An automatic rear combination lamp removal system comprising:

a base;

a plurality of sliding blocks slidably mounted on the base for moving four ways on the base;

a plurality of fastener remover units mounted on the sliding blocks for removing nuts fixing rear combination lamps to a vehicle;

a plurality of lamp holders pivotally mounted to the fastener remover units for holding the rear combination lamps;

guide rails formed on the base for guiding the sliding blocks; and

an actuator in the base for actuating the sliding blocks.

6. An automatic rear combination lamp removal system comprising:

a base;

a plurality of sliding blocks slidably mounted on the base for moving four ways on the base;

a plurality of fastener remover units mounted on the sliding blocks for removing nuts fixing rear combination lamps to a vehicle; and

a plurality of lamp holders pivotally mounted to the fastener remover units for holding the rear combination lamps; and

wherein each of the plurality of lamp holders has;

a pair of arms pivotally connected to the remover body; and

a pair of suction devices pivotally connected to the free end of each arm for holding the rear combination lamp.