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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:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Aaron Thomas Russick, Charlotte, NC (US);
Steven Mark Sunday, Rothbury, MI (US);
Larry Richard Erdman, Montague, MI (US);
Jeffrey Boyd Grimshaw, Montague, MI (US);
Daniel D. Minor, Cadillac, MI (US);
Assignee:
Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc., Northville, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 1/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23Q 1/08 ;
Abstract
A flexible manufacturing line and manufacturing process employs an overhead gantry system to transfer fixtured workpieces between machining stations served by the gantry system. The manufacturing system includes a fixturing system including a transfer unit specially configured for quick connection and quick disconnection from a machining table. An accurate placement of the transfer unit is achieved using a combination of locating features.