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US 11,078,030 B1Granted
System and method for an assembly line quick changeout fixture
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsBlanche Lin Lu-Sullivan, Steven William Albert Goymour, Hussein Ajram, Jefferson Pickers
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Abstract
A conveyor hanger assembly includes an upper fastening end configured to mechanically couple to a conveyor, a lower fastening end configured to couple to an assembly component carrier, and a locking assembly including a locking body extending in longitudinal alignment with and between the upper fastening end and the lower fastening end, and a locking collar positionable between a locked position and an unlocked positioned.
Claims18
A conveyor hanger assembly comprising:
- an upper fastening end configured to mechanically couple to a conveyor, said upper fastening end comprising a longitudinally-extending tab having an aperture therethrough, said tab sized and oriented to be received in a complementary-shaped slot defined in the conveyor;
- a lower fastening end configured to couple to an assembly component carrier;
- and
- a locking assembly comprising:
- a locking body extending in longitudinal alignment with and between said upper fastening end and said lower fastening end;
- and
- a locking collar positionable between a locked position and an unlocked positioned.
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A method of changing a conveyor carrier, the method comprising:
- receiving a first assembly component carrier to be removed from a conveyor;
- translating a locking collar of a conveyor hanger assembly longitudinally away from the first assembly component carrier thereby releasing a locking assembly;
- pivoting the first assembly component carrier with respect to the conveyor hanger assembly;
- and
- disengaging the first assembly component carrier from a lower fastening end of the conveyor hanger assembly.
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An assembly line comprising:
- a conveyor for moving an assembly from a first point to a second point along the assembly line;
- an assembly component carrier configured to support an assembly component being transported along the conveyor;
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- a conveyor hanger assembly comprising:
- an upper fastening end configured to mechanically couple to said conveyor, wherein said upper fastening end comprises a longitudinally-extending tab having an aperture therethrough, said tab sized and oriented to be received in a complementary-shaped slot defined in said conveyor;
- a lower fastening end configured to couple to the assembly component carrier;
- and
- a locking assembly comprising:
- a locking body extending in longitudinal alignment with and between said upper fastening end and said lower fastening end;
- and
- a locking collar positionable between a locked position and an unlocked positioned.
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