A door lift apparatus for removing and/or installing a door of a vehicle by lifting the door from or onto hinges of the vehicle. The door lift apparatus includes a support frame, a cradle for receiving the door, and a displacement device configured to raise and lower the cradle relative to the support frame, and may further include a lateral stabilizer to prevent or limit lateral movement of the cradle relative to the support frame and/or a leveling shim to maintain the door in a substantially level position when supported. A door storage apparatus configured to be used with the door lift apparatus has a hanger arm configured to extend through a window opening of the door and support the door. A door glide slidably mounted on the hanger arm provides a mechanism to move the door axially back and forth along the hanger arm without scratching the door.

A method for production of a motor vehicle that includes providing a device for positioning motor vehicle parts that comprises a base frame having at least one base module arranged thereon, and at least one exchangeable docking plate configured for connection to the base module, the at least one exchangeable docking plate having arranged thereon a plurality of receivers configured to hold the motor vehicle parts, transferring the at least one exchangeable docking plate to the base frame, connecting, at a configuration station, the at least one exchangeable docking plate to the base module, fitting, at a work station, a motor vehicle part to the at least one exchangeable docking plate, such that the motor vehicle part is held by the receivers, and equipping the motor vehicle part with add-on parts.

An apparatus for supporting a vehicle door, the apparatus comprising a base, a first support column mounted on the base, a lift device mounted on the first support column, the lift device comprising at least a first lift bar and a second lift bar each for engaging and together supporting a vehicle door and an actuator operatively coupled to the lift device. When actuated, the actuator imparts vertical movement to the lift device thereby imparting vertical movement to the vehicle door by way of the first lift bar and second lift bar. A second support column is mounted on the base, and the lift device is mounted on and guided by the first support column and the second support column. A load-bearing bridge member spans a space between the first support column and second support column above the base, and the actuator is mounted on the bridge member.

A handling device for servicing a piston with a small end attached to the piston via a piston pin, having a basic frame, a receiving device that is pivotable or tiltable relative to the basic frame for the piston removed from an internal combustion engine, an actuator for pivoting or tilting the receiving device relative to the basic frame, and a locking device via which the receiving device is lockable on the basic frame in different pivot positions or tilting positions.

Aspects of the disclosure relate to an engine support system and method. The engine support system includes a frame mounted engine support and at least one engine mounted coupler. The engine support includes a frame mount with a telescoping body and opposing arms to releasably engage a frame of a vehicle, and at least one jack assembly. Each jack assembly includes a collar coupled to and horizontally movable along the telescoping body, and a jack rod coupled to and vertically movable relative to the collar. The jack rod includes a ball mount configured to insert into the coupler at an underside of an engine block of the vehicle. Each jack assembly is configured to support and/or lift the engine block relative to the vehicle frame by vertical movement of the ball mount into the coupler and relative to the frame mount engaged with the vehicle frame.

A door separation device that is used for various kinds of vehicles to detach a door that is mounted on a vehicle body through a door hinge in a door separation process may include an upper side gripper and lower side gripper that is respectively on a base frame that can be mounted on an arm end of a robot and is movable in an upper and lower direction, and grips an upper end and a lower end of a door, a moving frame that is disposed on the base frame to be movable in a transfer direction of a vehicle body, and an upper side bolt separation unit and a lower side bolt separation unit that respectively has a pair of motorized runners for separating a bolt that is engaged with a door and an upper side hinge and a lower side hinge of a vehicle body.

A tooling system for assembling a hybrid vehicle transmission includes a positioning device, support structure, gripper, clutch actuator, rotational actuator, and controller. The positioning device positions a hybrid module relative to a transmission housing. The gripper grips an input shaft of the hybrid module. The clutch actuator actuates the clutch of the hybrid module. The rotational actuator rotates the gripper about an assembly axis. The controller controls operation of the clutch actuator, positioning device, gripper, and rotational actuator such that an operation is performed that includes the clutch actuator actuating the clutch, the gripper gripping the input shaft of the hybrid module, the rotational actuator rotating the gripper to rotate the input shaft of the hybrid module relative to an input shaft of the transmission module, and the positioning device translating the hybrid module toward the transmission module to seat a housing of the hybrid module on the transmission housing.

An apparatus for supporting a vehicle body during assembly includes a support frame, at least one first vehicle body supporting portion installed on a front portion of the support frame to be movable in a vehicle width direction, at least one first position adjustment unit installed on the front portion of the support frame and configured to manually vary a position of a corresponding first vehicle body supporting portion, at least one second vehicle body supporting portion installed on a rear portion of the support frame to be capable of clamping, and at least one second position adjustment unit installed on the rear portion of the support frame and configured to manually vary a position in a vehicle length direction of a corresponding second vehicle body supporting portion.

In various embodiments, an engine mount may comprise a mount base configured to physically engage at least a portion of an engine positioned adjacent thereto so as to secure the engine in a mounted position relative to the engine mount, the mount base comprising: a base component; an engine positioning element protruding from the base component and configured to restrict a range of motion of the engine in at least one direction; and at least one base orifice extending through a thickness of the base component and configured to receive a protruding portion of the engine within an internal volume of the base orifice; and an attachment hub comprising one or more attachment features configured to receive at least a portion of an external engine tool and engage the external engine tool such that at least a portion of the external engine tool is arranged adjacent the mount base.

A gas turbine engine yoke includes an arcuate body mountable to a stand and rotatable between an upright orientation and a horizontal orientation. The body has an inner wall spaced apart from an outer wall and first and second side walls extending between the inner and outer walls. A mounting plane of the yoke extends through the inner and outer walls and is positioned between the first and second side walls. Engine attachments are spaced apart along the inner wall and lie in the mounting plane. A method of assembling the gas turbine engine is also disclosed.