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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2005
Filed:
Oct. 05, 2000
Daniel Demit, Courbevoie, FR;
Patrick Guillomet, Meudon, FR;
Daniel Demit, Courbevoie, FR;
Patrick Guillomet, Meudon, FR;
ABB Body In White, Beauchamp, FR;
Abstract
The invention provides a mechanism for holding two pieces in position that are to be moved towards each other along at least two extreme coplanar docking directions that form a docking angle between them, the holding mechanism comprises firstly at least a male and a female V () each provided with a mechanism for fixing to a respective one of the pieces so that each V is centered substantially on a direction parallel to the bisector of the docking angle and the female V possessing an inlet portion having an aperture angle not less than the docking angle, and secondly a mechanism () for pressing the male V against the female V along said bisector. The invention also provides apparatus for assembling pieces of bodywork and incorporating the mechanisms.