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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2006
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2002
Walter Sticht, Attnang-Puchheim, AT;
Roland Heiml, Vöcklamarkt, AT;
Franz Stimpl, Attnang-Puchheim, AT;
Walter Sticht, Attnang-Puchheim, AT;
Roland Heiml, Vöcklamarkt, AT;
Franz Stimpl, Attnang-Puchheim, AT;
STIWA-Fertigungstechnik Sticht Gesellschaft m.b.H., Attnang-Puchheim, AT;
Abstract
The invention relates to a production line () for assembling and/or processing components () transported on workpiece holders (), incorporating several conveyor sections () disposed one after the other, each of which has at least one separate forward feed mechanism () which is independent of the adjacent conveyor sections () and at least one co-operating guide mechanism with two oppositely lying guide tracks (), along which the workpiece holder () disposed between them, incorporating guide elements to provide a height and lateral guiding action, can be moved and positioned. The guide elements of the workpiece holder () have a groove-shaped recess for engaging in the guide tracks () spaced at a distance apart from one another transversely to the feed direction () and at least one guide track () is provided in at least one of the conveyor sections () which can be raised by means of an adjusting mechanism from a non-operating position outside an obstruction gauge of the workpiece holder () into a position above the transport plane () and displaced into an engaged position locating with the recesses of the guide elements transversely to a longitudinal direction of the guide track ().