B - Operations – Transporting – 62 – D
Patent
B - Operations, Transporting
62
D
B62D 65/18 (2006.01) B62D 65/00 (2006.01)
Patent
CA 2605225
A method and apparatus for providing motor vehicle sub-assemblies with unrestricted model mix and quick changeover between models. The apparatus includes a track; a carriage mounted for longitudinal movement along the track between first and second positions; and first and second turrets rotatably mounted on the carriage at longitudinally spaced locations and each including a plurality of circumferentially spaced individual faces and unique tooling fixtures on the respective faces for receiving unique work piece components corresponding to a plurality of motor vehicle body styles. As the carriage moves between its first and second positions the turrets are rotated through 180° so that work piece components corresponding to a first motor vehicle body style loaded onto one side of the first turret at a first load station on one side of the track are presented to a central weld/unload station on an opposite side of the track in response to movement of the carriage from its first position to its second position and work piece components corresponding to the first motor vehicle body style loaded onto the corresponding side of the second turret at a second load station on the one side of the track are presented to the weld/unload station in response to movement of the carriage from its second position to its first position. When a changeover to a second motor vehicle body style is required, the first and second turrets are rotated to bring a second face of each turret having tooling fixtures corresponding to a second motor vehicle body style to a position corresponding to the position of the first face prior to the changeover.
Comau Inc.
Sim & Mcburney
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