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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 11, 2000
Filed:
Apr. 06, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
ABB Patent GmbH, Mannheim, DE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
2988801 ; 29888 ;
Abstract
The process and apparatus avoid incorrect assembly and added expense caused by prior art alternating manual and equipment-reinforced assembly operations. Full automation is attained in that the component group is picked up by a robot and transferred to a press-fitting unit. Once the crankcase and the crankshaft, with the aid of rotary and adjusting devices, have been rotated into an assembly position for the piston and the connecting rod, the component group is introduced into a cylinder opening until the connecting rod contacts the crankshaft. The robot then picks up a connecting rod cap that has already been equipped with screws and screws it together with the connecting rod.