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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2002
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2000
Thomas J. Carter, Shelby Township Macomb County, MI (US);
Rudolph A. Gansler, Algonac, MI (US);
Utica Enterprises, Inc., Shelby Township, Macomb County, MI (US);
Abstract
An assembly line ( ) having particular utility for use in assembling sheet metal parts includes a work station ( ) having one or more production part trays ( ), a pilot part tray ( ) and an indexer ( ) that indexes these part trays in a transverse direction to a direction of conveyance (C) of the assembly line to permit one of the two production part trays ( ) to be used for production or the pilot part tray ( ) to be used for a future pilot test. Detachable couplings ( ) allow the production and pilot part trays to be moved to a maintenance station ( ) that is outside of the assembly line work area ( ).