B23P2700/50

Article transport system

With a parts supply system in which a plurality of parts boxes is transported by a trolley while the parts boxes are unloaded from the trolley at respectively corresponding part-supply places provided on a parts transport route, progress status of supply of the parts boxes to respective unloading places is determined. Information of RFID tags T1 to T10 respectively applied to a plurality of parts boxes B1 to B10 is read by ID tag reading devices 4A, 4B and 4C respectively mounted on trolleys 21, 22 and 23. Thus, the respective parts boxes B1 to B10 that exist on the trolleys 21, 22 and 23 are identified, and information is generated on the progress status of supply of the respective parts boxes B1 to B10 to the part-supply places. Thus, the progress status of the supply of the parts boxes B1 to B10 to the part-supply places is recognized.

METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ALUMINUM CYLINDRICAL HOLLOW BODY FOR A VEHICLE TRANSMISSION AND A CYLINDRICAL HOLLOW BODY
20220241908 · 2022-08-04 ·

The relates to a method for producing and machining a cylindrical hollow body constructed of aluminium or an aluminium alloy and for arranging said hollow body in a motor vehicle transmission. The hollow body is produced by a casting process such that the hollow body has an inner and an outer lateral surface and has teeth in at least one sub-region of the inner lateral surface. For machining, the hollow body is centrally clamped. The hollow body is arranged in the vehicle transmission by tooth flanks of the internal teeth. In the disclosed method according to the disclosure, the hollow body is centrally clamped at a tip diameter of the internal teeth. The disclosure further relates to a corresponding cylindrical hollow body and to a corresponding vehicle transmission.

Exhaust bellows installation tool
11402043 · 2022-08-02 · ·

A method for aligning different portions of a conduit includes adjustably holding a first portion of a conduit in a first position, adjustably holding a second portion of a conduit in a second position relative to the first position of the first portion of the conduit, and inserting a bellows installation tool between the first portion of the conduit and the second portion of the conduit.

PALLET FOR TRANSPORTING PARTS

A part transporting pallet transports a part to a predetermined destination by a mobile carriage that includes a lifter which is configured for moving upwards and downwards in a vertical direction, and includes: a pallet body that forms at least one coupling hole which may be coupled with the lifter; and plurality of part aligning units have at least two position aligning pins that correctly position parts of different types on the pallet body, and are provided on the pallet body to vary the position of the position aligning pins according to the types of the parts.

FLEXIBLE ROBOT DOOR HINGE INSTALLATION SYSTEM
20220250251 · 2022-08-11 ·

An automobile vehicle flexible robot door hinge installation system includes a hinge servo-linear positioning device. The hinge servo-linear positioning device includes at least one servo-motor and at least one hinge effector releasably holding and positioning a vehicle door hinge. A fastener servo-linear installation device is also provided.

Fixing device for repairing aluminum alloy wheel hub and using method thereof
11279171 · 2022-03-22 · ·

A fixing device for repairing an aluminum alloy wheel hub includes a base and universal wheels connected with the bottom of the base through support legs, wherein one side of the bottom plate is connected with air cylinders; the top of the bottom plate is connected with a fixing plate through a rotating shaft mounted rotationally; corresponding sides of vertical plates at the two sides of the fixing plate are each connected with a pressing plate through two sets of springs; adjusting bolts penetrate through the middles of the vertical plates; a first groove is formed in the middle of the fixing plate; two sets of guide rollers are rotationally mounted in the first groove; a top plate is fixedly mounted at the top of the bracket; a push plate is connected with the bottom of the top plate through a second hydraulic cylinder.

Hood frame reinforcement for deflection mitigation

A vehicle hood includes a unitary metallic hood frame including a plurality of embosses having respective curved surfaces and a plurality of openings. The vehicle hood includes a metallic reinforcement material welded to a subset of the respective curved surfaces of the metallic hood frame. The vehicle hood includes a hood skin attached to the hood frame. The selective placement of metallic reinforcement material may reduce deflection of the vehicle hood while reducing weight compared to metal supports or a thicker metallic hood frame.

AGILE ROBOTIC HEADLAMP ASSEMBLY WITH SONIC FASTENING AND INJECTED LENS ADHESIVE

A system for assembling a plurality of components into an assembly is provided. The system includes an installation table, a first transfer robot, a second transfer robot, and an adhesive dispensing robot. The first transfer robot is configured to assemble some of the plurality of components into a first sub-assembly and transfer the first sub-assembly to the installation table. The second transfer robot is configured to assemble remaining ones of the plurality of components into a second sub-assembly, transfer the second sub-assembly to the installation table, and attach the second sub-assembly to the first sub-assembly. The adhesive dispensing robot is configured to apply an adhesive between the first sub-assembly and the second sub-assembly, after the second sub-assembly is attached to the first sub-assembly, to bond the second sub-assembly to the first sub-assembly.

ASSEMBLING SYSTEM OF BELT BUCKLE
20220111474 · 2022-04-14 ·

An assembling system of a belt buckle is provided, which belongs to a field of belt buckle manufacturing. The assembling system of the belt buckle includes a main conveyor belt and a positioner mounted on the main conveyor belt, and the positioner is provided with a groove which can be matched with a lower cover of the belt buckle. The assembling system further includes a lower cover loading device, an upper cover loading and pressing device, a key loading plug-in device and a buckle loading plug-in device sequentially arranged along a conveying direction of the main conveyor belt. It provides high assembly efficiency.

Vehicle disassembly system and method

A vehicle disassembly system for disassembling a vehicle by moving the vehicle through a plurality of discrete workstations specifically adapted for select de-pollution and dismantling procedures encountered during the end-of-life vehicle recycling process. A vehicle disassembly system exemplifying the principles of the present invention may comprise a primary de-pollution and disassembly line and an engine disassembly line. The primary de-pollution and disassembly line may include one or more de-pollution stations, one or more intermediate, part removal stations, and a conveyor apparatus for transmitting the end-of-life vehicle from the de-pollution stations to the part removal stations. The engine disassembly line may include an overhead track support frame, a trolley assembly, one or more height adjustable loading tables, one or more height adjustable work tables, and one or more height adjustable un-loading tables. The vehicle disassembly system may also comprise an engine cleaning apparatus positioned proximate to the height adjustable un-loading tables of the engine disassembly line.