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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2020
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
An assembly station for interconnecting a chassis and a body of a vehicle comprises a first carrier to support the chassis. A second carrier is suspended in a positive z-direction with respect to the first carrier and includes a plurality of spaced apart rests adapted to support the body prior to interconnecting the chassis and the body. A plurality of supports are coupled to the second carrier and spaced apart from the body when the body is supported on the rests. A portion of each of the supports is pivotable from a first position in a path of travel of the chassis to a second position outside of the path of travel of the chassis. The first carrier is moveable relative to the second carrier. The supports are adapted to engage the chassis and simultaneously support both the chassis and the body when the supports are in the first position.