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US 2007/0164473 A1Published application
Method and Apparatus for Fixing Sealing and Mounting Strips to Members
AssigneeGDX North America Inc.
InventorRalf Hoge
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AssigneeGDX North America Inc.
InventorRalf Hoge
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A method of forming a sealing or mounting strip on the periphery of a vehicle door 4 is disclosed. The method includes providing a fixed extrusion device 15 for producing an extruded sealing or mounting strip, moving the door 4 with respect to the fixed extrusion device 15, while operating the extrusion device 15 to produce the extruded sealing or mounting strip, such that the sealing or mounting strip 10 is formed along a desired path 10 on the door 4. The door 4 is mounted in a frame 27 which clamps the door 4 around the door's edge. The frame 27 is movable by any suitable means, such as by a robot typically used in automated vehicle fabrication plants. By making use of the frame 27 and movement means already provided in a conventional automated vehicle fabrication plant, little or no additional cost is incurred by providing for movement of the door 4 with respect to the fixed extrusion die 15.
A method of forming at least one of a sealing or mounting strip on a member, the method comprising the steps of providing a fixed extrusion device for producing an extruded sealing or mounting strip, moving the member with respect to the fixed extrusion device, while operating the extrusion device to produce the extruded sealing or mounting strip, such that the sealing or mounting strip is formed along a desired path on the member.
A method of manufacturing an assembly, the method comprising the steps of forming a main body portion of the assembly, mounting the assembly on movement apparatus and moving the assembly to respective processing stations, at each of which a manufacturing step of the assembly is performed, wherein at one of said processing stations a sealing or mounting strip is formed on the assembly by a fixed extrusion device and, while operating the extrusion device to produce the extruded sealing or mounting strip, the sealing or mounting strip, the sealing or mounting strip is formed along a desired path on the assembly by controlled movement of the assembly with respect to the fixed extrusion device by the movement apparatus.
Apparatus for forming a sealing or mounting strip on a member, the apparatus including a fixed extrusion device and moving means onto which the member is mounted in use for moving the member with respect to the fixed extrusion device such that the strip is formed along a desired path on the member.
The apparatus of 23, wherein the moving means also is operable to move the member between respective processing stations in a manufacturing plant.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.