B - Operations – Transporting – 21 – D
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
21
D
113/1, 26/187
B21D 53/88 (2006.01) B21D 22/04 (2006.01) B62D 65/02 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 1298071
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE A pad forming device for forming attachment pads in an automotive inner body panel element to provide for the attachment of an outer body panel to the inner body panel. The outer body panel must be attached at a precise location and the inner body panel element is not as precisely posi- tioned. The device has one or more fixed anvils which are positioned at a predetermined position adjacent to, but spaced from, the inner body panel element, the magnitude of such spacing varying with the position of the inner body panel element. Movable floating locators that are disposed on opposite sides of each fixed anvil are advanced toward the inner body panel element until they make contact therewith, at which time the floating loca- tors are locked in a fixed position. A load is then imposed on the other side of the inner body panel element by pad forming blocks located in align- ment with each fixed anvil to deform the portion between the fixed anvil and pad, the height depth of the pad varying from the original position of the inner body panel element. The fixed anvil is configured to provide a reciprocating punching tool which reciprocates through the fixed anvil to lance, punch or pierce the pad, after it has been formed against the anvil to enable the precise attachment of an outer body panel to an attachment pad.
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Marks & Clerk
Utica Enterprises Inc.
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