Patent classifications
B21D1/00
SYSTEM AND PROCESS FOR COLLISION REPAIR OF MOTOR VEHICLES
A system and method for repairing collision damage or servicing a motor vehicle that involves managing and organizing a plurality of parts that have been removed from the motor vehicle during the repair or service process. The system includes a base member having opposite facing top and bottom surfaces and a plurality of regions corresponding to different sections of the body of a motor vehicle displayed on the top surface of the base member. An overlay member having opposite facing top and bottom surfaces and a plurality of open regions corresponding to the base regions is configured to be superimposed over the base member to create a plurality of separate compartments for locating and holding parts that have been removed from specific sections of the motor vehicle for later assembly back onto the vehicle in a downstream collision repair or service process step.
Methods to drive material conditioning machines
Methods to drive material conditioning machines are described. An example method includes determining a first torque of a first roller of a material conditioning machine through which the strip material moves, calculating a second torque of a second roller of the material conditioning machine based on a relationship between the second torque and the first torque, and maintaining the relationship between the second torque and the first torque by adjusting the second torque after a change in the first torque.
System and process for collision repair of motor vehicles
A system and method for repairing collision damage or servicing a motor vehicle that involves managing and organizing a plurality of parts that have been removed from the motor vehicle during the repair or service process. The system includes a base member having opposite facing top and bottom surfaces and a plurality of regions corresponding to different sections of the body of a motor vehicle displayed on the top surface of the base member. An overlay member having opposite facing top and bottom surfaces and a plurality of open regions corresponding to the base regions is configured to be superimposed over the base member to create a plurality of separate compartments for locating and holding parts that have been removed from specific sections of the motor vehicle for later assembly back onto the vehicle in a downstream collision repair or service process step.
System and process for collision repair of motor vehicles
A system and method for repairing collision damage or servicing a motor vehicle that involves managing and organizing a plurality of parts that have been removed from the motor vehicle during the repair or service process. The system includes a base member having opposite facing top and bottom surfaces and a plurality of regions corresponding to different sections of the body of a motor vehicle displayed on the top surface of the base member. An overlay member having opposite facing top and bottom surfaces and a plurality of open regions corresponding to the base regions is configured to be superimposed over the base member to create a plurality of separate compartments for locating and holding parts that have been removed from specific sections of the motor vehicle for later assembly back onto the vehicle in a downstream collision repair or service process step.
Method of restoring a wheel to compliance and tooling for performing the method
A method of restoring a wheel (1) to compliance, the wheel having a plurality of ovalized bores (2). The method is characterized in that it includes at least a step of boring a first ovalized bore (2) with the help of a reamer (3) presenting a longitudinal pilot portion (3a) and a longitudinal cutter portion (3b), the cutter portion (3b) presenting teeth (4) defining a cutting diameter (D2), and the pilot portion (3a) presenting a pilot diameter (D1) strictly less than the cutting diameter (D2), the step of boring this first ovalized bore (2) consisting in inserting the reamer (3) into the first ovalized bore (2), beginning with the pilot portion (3a) and followed by the cutter portion (3b), the pilot diameter (D1) being such that it enables the reamer (3) to be guided in translation inside the first ovalized bore (2) for boring.
INTEGRATED FLATTENING, CUTTING, AND COLLECTING ASSEMBLY CAPABLE OF INTEGRITY MAINTENANCE
The present invention relates to an integrated flattening, cutting and collecting assembly capable of integrity maintenance, which includes a frame, a conveyor seat and a processing rack. The processing rack is provided with a flattening cylinder and cutting cylinders in sequence, a flattening block cooperating with the steel sheet in the conveyor seat is connected below the flattening cylinder, a cutting lift seat is provided below the cutting cylinder, the cutting lift seat is provided with a cutter and cutting pressing blocks, the cutting pressing blocks are arranged symmetrically on the left and right sides of the cutter; and the distance between the two cutting pressing blocks is smaller than the distance of the flattening block, the lower end of the cutter exceeds the cutting pressing block, and the distance it exceeds is the same as the thickness of the steel sheet, the end of the conveyor seat is fitted with a collecting device; the cutting pressing block can press and hold the steel sheet during cutting, while not affect the cutting of the cutter, thereby the accuracy of the steel sheet cutting is greatly improved.
Adapter, stretcher-leveller and method for operating a stretcher-leveller
In order to widen the field of application of a stretcher-leveller having a minimum nominal width, at least one gripping head of the stretcher-leveller is connected to an adapter having clamping elements for clamping a plate to be stretched, the adapter having a nominal width that is smaller than the minimum nominal width of the stretcher-leveller, and a plate being stretched is connected to the gripping head via the adapter clamping elements and the adapter, before starting the stretching process.
Adapter, stretcher-leveller and method for operating a stretcher-leveller
In order to widen the field of application of a stretcher-leveller having a minimum nominal width, at least one gripping head of the stretcher-leveller is connected to an adapter having clamping elements for clamping a plate to be stretched, the adapter having a nominal width that is smaller than the minimum nominal width of the stretcher-leveller, and a plate being stretched is connected to the gripping head via the adapter clamping elements and the adapter, before starting the stretching process.
MANUFACTURING APPARATUS FOR ACCESSORY
A manufacturing apparatus for an accessory, including: a magazine holding unit in which a material magazine that holds a metal sheet material in a roll shape is arranged; a material feeding unit that repeats conveyance in which the metal sheet material is fed forward from the material magazine, and stop of the conveyance; a die-set unit that includes a die set which blanks the metal sheet material conveyed from the material feeding unit into a predetermined shape; a machining unit that bends a metal component formed by the blanking in the die-set unit; and a guide unit that is provided between the material feeding unit and the die-set unit, and that flattens and feeds the metal sheet material conveyed from the material feeding unit to the die-set unit, the guide unit including restricting the metal sheet material in a width direction of the metal sheet material.
Device and method for detecting flatness of sheet material
A device for detecting the flatness of a sheet material includes a conveyor, a gantry, a beam, an industrial camera unit, a speed measurement unit, a vibration measurement unit, a multi-line laser, a cable carrier, an industrial controller, and a control cabinet. The conveyor is disposed beneath the gantry and includes a plurality of pinch roll assemblies for feeding a sheet material. The beam is disposed on the gantry and includes a first side and a second side. The industrial camera unit is disposed on the first side of the beam and includes at least two industrial cameras. The speed measurement unit is disposed between the at least two industrial cameras. The vibration measurement unit is disposed on the second side of the beam and includes at least two distance measurement devices. The multi-line laser is disposed between the at least two distance measurement devices.