Automatically operating vehicle body unloading system

An automatically operating unloading system for unloading an at least partially assembled vehicle from an assembly-line overhead conveyor vehicle carrier, the assembly-line overhead conveyor vehicle carrier including four hanger arms for supporting the vehicle from underneath, and ends of the hanger arms being pivotally articulated about a perpendicular axis in a lockable manner, the automatically operating unloading system comprising:

• at least one rail that is arrangeable at a side of a flat conveying system, parallel to a conveying direction;
• a front hanger arm manipulator and a rear hanger arm manipulator that are movably arrangeable on the at least one rail for each side of the flat conveying system, wherein the front hanger arm manipulator and the rear hanger arm manipulator are collectively provided as hanger arm manipulators and each of the hanger arm manipulators includes at least one controllable actuator;
• a drive unit operable to move the hanger arm manipulators along the at least one rail;
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• an electronic control unit, wherein the electronic control unit is configured to control the at least one controllable actuator and to control the drive unit.