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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2001
Filed:
Jul. 26, 2000
Yimin Zhang, München, DE;
Scott Rhoads, Moore, SC (US);
Manfred Moser, Driessen, DE;
Jean-Luc Trenchant, Unterankenreute, DE;
Other;
Abstract
An installation for positioning and welding body parts of different types of motor vehicles. The installation includes a mounting frame (,) which is guided on a conveyor line and which has receiving elements for at least some vehicle body parts. Positioning devices (,) are provided for the vehicle body parts (,) and at least one robot is provided for carrying out welding work. The invention is very flexible in terms of product modifications. The mounting frame (,) has positioning devices for at least some vehicle body parts (,) and clamping devices for the vehicle body parts. An additional (lower) conveyor line (,) is located under the first conveyor (,). One of several auxiliary mounting frames (,) is guided on the additional conveyor line. Parking positions (,) for the auxiliary mounting frames (,) are provided next to the lower conveyor line (,). The auxiliary mounting frames (,) each have receiving elements for other vehicle body parts of different types of vehicles and devices for positioning and clamping with the mounting frame (,). A lifting device (,) is also provided for the auxiliary mounting frame (,).