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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2019
Mahindra N.a. Tech Center, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Robert J. Eickholt, Franklin, MI (US);
Mahindra N.A. Tech Center, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A method of interconnecting a vehicle chassis and body includes supporting the chassis on a first carrier and supporting the body on a second carrier suspended in a positive z-direction with respect to the first carrier; translating the first carrier in the positive z-direction; interconnecting the chassis and the body; and shifting supports coupled to the second carrier and spaced apart from the body from a first position in a path of travel of the chassis to a second position outside of the path by pivoting each support about a pivot axis. The method also includes shifting the supports from the second to the first position by pivoting each support about the pivot axis; translating the first carrier in a negative z-direction toward the supports; and supporting the interconnected chassis and body on the second carrier by engaging the chassis with the plurality of supports in the first position.