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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 26, 2024
Fca Us Llc, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Hong Gao, Shanghai, CN;
Chunmei Fan, Shanghai, CN;
Xiaozhou Ziang, Shanghai, CN;
Fanhui Zhang, Shanghai, CN;
Hongyu Wang, Shanghai, CN;
FCA US LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A hemming apparatus having a hemming die that includes a seat configured to support a first panel and a second panel relative to one another; a hemming bed positioned between the seat and an outer periphery of the hemming die; and a reference surface between the hemming bed and outer periphery of the hemming device, wherein a robot is configured to move the roller about the outer periphery of the hemming die in a manner where the roller simultaneously contacts each of a first terminal edge of the first panel and the reference surface to fold the first terminal edge of the first panel over a second terminal edge of the second panel to create a flange that secures the first panel to the second panel.