Assembly fixture having a pivot pin
AssigneeGM Global Technology Operations LLC
InventorMatthew K. Dittel
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Abstract
An apparatus is provided for an assembly fixture for positioning a component having a pivot pin including a rigid member, a fixed positioning pin affixed to a first point on the rigid member for insertion in a first locating hole in an assembly, a component restraint affixed to a second point on the rigid member for applying a force to the component for retaining the component in a fixed position and orientation with respect to the assembly fixture, and a pivot positioning pin coupled to a third point on the rigid member by a flexible mounting assembly, the flexible mounting assembly facilitating a linear movement of the pivot positioning pin along a linear path.
Claims13
An assembly fixture for positioning a component comprising:
- a rigid member including a triangular framework;
- a fixed positioning pin affixed to a first point on the rigid member for insertion in a first locating hole in an assembly and wherein the fixed positioning pin is affixed to a first vertex of the triangular framework;
- a component restraint affixed to a second point on the rigid member for applying a force to the component for retaining the component in a fixed position and orientation with respect to the assembly fixture and wherein the component restraint is affixed to a second vertex of the triangular framework;
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- a pivot positioning pin coupled to a third point on the rigid member by a flexible mounting assembly, the flexible mounting assembly facilitating a linear movement of the pivot positioning pin along a linear path and wherein the pivot positioning pin is coupled to a third vertex of the triangular framework.
A component positioning device for positioning an automotive component on an automotive assembly comprising:
- a triangular rigid framework;
- a component clamp for applying a clamping pressure on the automotive component such that the automotive component is retained in a fixed position and orientation with respect to the triangular rigid framework;
- a rigid positioning pin immovably affixed to a second vertex of the triangular rigid framework;
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- a moveable positioning pin coupled to a third vertex of the triangular rigid framework by a parallel linkage to enable a linear range of motion of the moveable positioning pin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.