HEMMING METHOD AND HEMMING DEVICE

• Main Authors: KURIMOTO, NORIKO, NAKAMURA, TAKESHI, MIWA, HIROSHI, KINOUCHI, YOSHIYUKI, IGAUE, MITSUTAKA, HASEGAWA, EISAKU
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; Japanese
• Published: 14.06.2007
• Subjects: CHAMBERS PROVIDED WITH MANIPULATION DEVICES; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; HAND TOOLS; MANIPULATORS; MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVINGMATERIAL; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; PUNCHING METAL; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TRANSPORTING; WORKING OR PROCESSING OF SHEET METAL OR METAL TUBES, RODS ORPROFILES WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVING MATERIAL

A movable metal die (18) being held by a robot (22) is allowed to approach a vehicle (12), and a positioning pin (62) is inserted into the positioning hole (65) in the vehicle (12). The robot (22), while reducing a posture retaining force, sets the movable metal die (18) in a floating state displaceable with respect to the vehicle (12). With the robot (22) holding the movable metal die (18), the surface (49a) of the movable metal die (18) is brought into contact with the vehicle (12) by a suction mechanism (58) having an elastic suction portion (67a) provided on the movable metal die (18). The movable metal die (18) is separated from the robot (22). Selon l'invention on permet à une matrice métallique mobile (18) tenue par un robot (22) d'approcher un véhicule (12), et une goupille de positionnement (62) est insérée dans le trou de positionnement (65) dans le véhicule (12). Le robot (22), tout en réduisant une force de retenue de posture, place la matrice métallique mobile (18) dans un état flottant déplaçable par rapport au véhicule (12). Le robot (22) tenant la matrice métallique mobile (18), la surface (49a) de la matrice métallique mobile (18) est mise en contact avec le véhicule (12) par un mécanisme d'aspiration (58) ayant une partie d'aspiration élastique (67a) se trouvant sur la matrice métallique mobile (18). La matrice métallique mobile (18) est séparée du robot (22).