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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 20, 2019
Filed:
May. 05, 2017
Comau Llc, Southfield, MI (US);
Velibor Kilibarda, Bloomfield, MI (US);
William Maybee, Southfield, MI (US);
Michael R. Dugas, Brighton, MI (US);
Michael L. Gentile, Macomb, MI (US);
Matthew P. Sosnowski, Brighton, MI (US);
Lei Zhou, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Freddie Tappo, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Jeffrey W. Mason, Lake Orion, MI (US);
Neil G. Greig, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Comau LLC, Southfield, MI (US);
Abstract
An inverted carrier lift and method is disclosed. The inverted carrier lift includes a trolley movable along an overhead conveyor and a carrier for supporting a workpiece to undergo an assembly or manufacturing process. The carrier is movable relative to the trolley from a raised position to a lowered position by a motor mounted engaged with a lifting mechanism onboard the trolley. On rotation of the motor, the carrier and supported workpiece is lowered or raised to position the workpiece in the workstation for processing. The workpiece may be disengaged by the carrier for support of the workpiece by one of many different fixtures depending on the processing. Following processing, the workpiece is re-engaged by the carrier, moved to a raised position and the trolley is transferred to a subsequent workstation.