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Assembly process for a vehicle and assembly equipment that implements such a process

  • US 9,273,482 B2
  • Filed: 03/30/2009
  • Issued: 03/01/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. Assembly equipment for a large-sized vehicle with a height of two or more meters, the assembly equipment comprising:

  • at least one pit able to accommodate the vehicle, wherein a top edge of the pit is level with a floor surrounding the pit;

    at least one floor platform, within the at least one pit, that is structured to raise the vehicle with respect to a bottom of the pit, wherein the at least one floor platform is removable and is structured so as to be positioned at various heights using at least one positioning device supporting the floor platform from below;

    at least one panel positioned on the top edge of the pit at an area of the pit corresponding to fore and/or rear regions of where the vehicle would be positioned within the pit, wherein the at least one panel partly covers the pit; and

    at least one lateral shutter enabling gaps between the vehicle and lateral edges of the pit to be closed off and/or revealed, wherein the at least one lateral shutter is positioned on the top edge of the pit, and is disposed at an intermediate height with respect to the vehicle.

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