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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 23, 1990
Filed:
Oct. 27, 1988
Shunji Sakamoto, Hiroshima, JP;
Hisaaki Katsuki, Hiroshima, JP;
Junichi Usui, Osaka, JP;
Haruo Oda, Osaka, JP;
Tsuyoshi Watanabe, Hiroshima, JP;
Mazda Motor Corp., Hiroshima, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus for assembling a wheel attaching unit for use in a vehicle assembly line having a pallet capable of mounting at predetermined positions thereof a front assembly including a front wheel attaching unit and a rear assembly including a rear wheel attaching unit; a pallet conveyor for conveying the pallet through a setting area and a securing area of the front and rear units and a body; and a body conveyor for conveying the body to a position above the setting area and for lowering the body to set the front and rear assemblies to the body. The pallet includes a holding portion for the front assembly and/or a holding portion for the rear assembly with the holding portion being position adjustable in forward and rearward directions thereof.