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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2006
Yoshiyuki Kinouchi, Tochigi, JP;
Eisaku Hasegawa, Tochigi, JP;
Noriko Uematsu, Tochigi, JP;
Honda Motor Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A movable dieincluding a first grooveand a second groovethat extend in a direction in which hemming is performed is moved by a robot, and is positioned and set with respect to a wheel arch portionin a vehicleon a production line. The movable dieis mounted, positioned and fixed with respect to the vehicleby a clamping mechanism. A guide rolleris rolled while the guide roller is engaged with the first groove, and a flangeis inclined by a conical surface of a tapered rollerof a hemming rollerthat moves in an interlocking manner with the guide roller. Next, the guide rolleris rolled while the guide roller is engaged with the second groove, and the flangeis bent by a cylindrical surface of a cylindrical rollerof the hemming roller. The movable dieis separated from the vehicleafter the hemming.