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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 10, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
Daniel Bidaud, Taverny, FR;
Assignee:
ABB Body in White, Beauchamp, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 1/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25B 1/00 ;
Abstract
A method of holding a part ( ) in position in an assembly station ( ), in which the part ( ) is put into a determined position in the frame of reference of the assembly station ( ) by means of a handling robot ( ), at least one clamp ( ) is closed onto a portion ( ) secured to the part, the clamp being mounted to slide freely in a guide ( ) of the assembly station ( ) extending parallel to its own clamping direction, and the clamp is blocked against sliding when it is clamped onto the part.