A paint baking method includes a process for conveying a vehicle body while exposing the vehicle body to a hot air atmosphere to bake a wet coating film applied to the vehicle body. In the vehicle body, hinges and door offset members are attached between hinge fastening parts of the main shell body and hinge fastening parts of the side doors. The distance between the hinge fastening parts of the main shell body and the hinge fastening parts of the side door in a state in which the hinges and the door offset members are attached is longer than a distance between the hinge fastening parts of the main shell body and the hinge fastening parts of the side door in a finished vehicle state.

A coating system includes coating robots configured to coat a vehicle, and an operation robot. The operation robot includes a first arm configured to turn around a first axis; a second arm configured to turn around a second axis parallel to the first axis; a third arm configured to turn around a third axis parallel to the first axis; a fourth arm configured to turn around a fourth axis perpendicular to the first axis; a fifth arm configured to turn around a fifth axis parallel to the fourth axis; and a tip jig is supported at the fifth arm and is configured to turn around a sixth axis. The sixth axis is selectively parallel to the fifth axis or perpendicular to a plane which includes the fourth axis and the fifth axis.

Disclosed are various pallet assemblies for arc spray applications. In some embodiments, an assembly may include a top frame comprising a plurality of recesses each operable to receive an electronic device, and a bottom frame coupled to the top frame, wherein the bottom frame comprises a plurality of support structures, and wherein each support structure of the plurality of support structures is aligned with a corresponding recess of the plurality of recesses. The assembly may further include a mechanical device coupled to the top frame and the bottom frame, wherein the mechanical device is operable to bias the top frame and the bottom frame relative to one another.

Machine for the surface processing of products (L) under controlled pressure conditions different than the ambient pressure, comprising • at least one sealed chamber (12, 13), provided with at least one opening (15, 16), that can be closed, for inserting and removing a plurality of products (L) to be processed, • a device (30) for adjusting the pressure inside said at least one chamber (12, 13), • in said at least one chamber (12, 13), a moving device (20) for vertically moving said products (L), so as to accumulate at least two said products on levels arranged over one another, • a horizontal moving device (19) for moving said products (L) from and towards said at least one opening (15, 16) when the products (L) are arranged at the same level of said at least one opening (15, 16) wherein, from an operational viewpoint, a plurality of said products (L) are inserted into said at least one chamber (12, 13), and at least two products of said plurality of products (L) are over one another for a span of processing, and wherein, once all the products to be processed have been inserted into said at least one chamber, (12, 13) said chamber (12, 13) is closed and the pressure inside is adjusted up to an operational processing pressure, and then said at least one chamber (12, 13) is opened again and the products (L) are removed therefrom.

Treatment system (100) for treating workpieces (102), having a treatment region (108) for receiving workpieces (102) to be treated, and a plurality of operating devices (130) for performing one or more operations on the workpieces (102) to be treated.

Presented is a door painting and drying assembly configured to hold an unfinished door for finishing by a single painter. The assembly includes an inner rim having a first rim member and a second rim member oriented perpendicular to one another, an outer rim consisting of a third rim member, and a fourth rim member oriented perpendicular to one another. The outer rim is rotatably configured over the inner rim such that the outer rim remains concentric with the inner rim during rotation. The assembly includes a beam attached across the fourth rim member, a sliding member slidably configurable on the beam. The sliding member includes slots for receiving a door support member to support a base portion of an unfinished door. The assembly further includes a vertical door support with a bracket adjustably mounted thereto to clamp to a mount attached on a hanging stile of the unfinished door.

An apparatus for holding a hood of a vehicle open during e-coat application and painting. The apparatus includes a support incorporating first and second pairs of legs attached to spaced locations on right and left sides of an engine compartment. The two pairs of legs are connected at an upper portion of the legs. A hood support bar is connected to the upper portion of both the first and second pairs of legs and extends transversely across the engine compartment. A hood striker receiving bracket may be provided on the hood support bar. The apparatus is adjustable to position the hood striker receiving bracket in a range of vertical, transverse and longitudinal locations. The adjustability of the apparatus provides a flexible hood support that reduces thermal distortion or sag due to thermal load.

The disclosure concerns a pivoting unit for a handling robot for opening a flap (e.g. door) of a motor vehicle body, comprising a mounting flange, a gripper arm and a first gripping tool for gripping an engagement on the flap to be opened, the first gripping tool being mounted on the gripper arm, and a pivoting head for pivoting the gripper arm between an initial position and an engaged position. The disclosure provides that a second gripping tool is also mounted on the gripper arm, and that the two gripping tools on the gripper arm are adapted to be inserted in different insertion directions into engagement with the openable flap of the motor vehicle body, in particular from top to bottom for the first gripping tool and from bottom to top for the second gripping tool. The disclosure further comprises an associated method.

A device for temporarily holding an opening element in an ajar position relative to a stationary element of a body of a vehicle, including a body provided with at least one mounting method, and a retaining method including a tab a first end of which is designed to cooperate with a first flange of a housing and a second end of which provides a junction with the body, wherein the tab includes, between the first end and the second end, an intermediate area including at least one section configured to distribute stresses applied to the tab when the device is moved to the ajar position or the fully open position.

Discussed are an energy storage device and an energy storage system including the energy storage device. The energy storage device includes at least one battery pack, a power conversion unit to convert, into DC power, AC power from a first phase from among three phases of an internal power network in a charging mode of the energy storage device, and to convert the DC power stored in the at least one battery pack into the AC power in a discharging mode of the energy storage device, a communication module to exchange data with an external energy storage device, and a controller to control the power conversion unit.