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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2015
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Jianying Shi, Oakland Township, MI (US);
Scott A. McLeod, Windsor, CA;
Justin Jay Hackett, Mount Clemens, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
An assembly system and a part holding assembly are configured to locate and secure a part defining a plurality of holes. The assembly includes a frame having a track. The assembly includes a first device and a second device each supported by the frame. One of the devices is movable along the track for positioning the devices relative to each other and relative to the location of the holes of the part. The first device includes a first pin and the second device includes a second pin. Each of the pins is movable between a closed position and an open position. The pins are configured to be disposed through respective holes of the part when in the closed position for locating the part. The pins are configured to expand in the respective holes when in the open position for securing the part to the devices.