A HANGING AND CONVEYING DEVICE TO HANG AND CONVEY A VEHICLE BODY IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ASSEMBLY LINE

A hanging and conveying device (3) comprising a slide (5) slidingly coupled to a guide (2) to move along the guide (2) in a given advancement direction (4); and a gondola (8) hanging from the slide (5) and comprising an arched member (11) having a first axis (9) parallel to the advancement direction...

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Main Authors TALARICO, GIULIO, CAVAGLIA', MARCO, MONTI, DENNY, TORDELLA, ELIO
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 06.06.2013
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Summary:A hanging and conveying device (3) comprising a slide (5) slidingly coupled to a guide (2) to move along the guide (2) in a given advancement direction (4); and a gondola (8) hanging from the slide (5) and comprising an arched member (11) having a first axis (9) parallel to the advancement direction (4) and adjustable in position about the first axis (9), and coupling means (13) carried by the arched member (11) to engage, during operation, a floor (14) of a vehicle body (15) arranged through the arched member (11); the coupling means (13) comprising two coplanar longitudinal members (25, 26) provided with pins (33) to couple with and support the vehicle body (15), and positioning means (16, 18, 27, 30) to cause the pins (33) to be arrangeable on the longitudinal members (25, 26) in a number of selectively engageable alternative positions, to result in different types of vehicle bodies (15) being selective mountable on the arched member (11). L'invention concerne un dispositif de suspension et de transport (3) comprenant un élément coulissant (5) relié de manière coulissante à un guide (2) le long duquel il se déplace dans un sens d'avancement donné (4); et une nacelle (8) suspendue à l'élément coulissant (5) qui comprend un élément en arceau (11) présentant un premier axe (9) parallèle à le sens d'avancement (4) autour duquel sa position peut être réglée, et des moyens de raccordement (13) maintenus par l'élément en arceau (11) qui, pendant la marche, coopèrent avec le plancher (14) d'une carrosserie (15) disposée à l'intérieur de l'élément en arceau (11). Les moyens de raccordement (13) comprennent deux éléments longitudinaux coplanaires (25, 26) munis de goupilles (33) assurant le raccordement et le maintien de la carrosserie (15), et des moyens de positionnement (16, 18, 27, 30) permettant d'insérer sélectivement les goupilles (33) sur les éléments longitudinaux (25, 26) dans un certain nombre de positions différentes coopérant sélectivement en vue du montage de différents types de carrosseries de véhicule (15) dans l'élément en arceau (11).
Bibliography:Application Number: WO2012IB56805