Crossbar support assemblies, bolster cart assemblies, and methods of adjusting a datum for locating a crossbar
AssigneeToyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
InventorThoney R. Charles
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Abstract
A crossbar support assembly that supports a crossbar includes a support post, a bracket, a riser, and a lock assembly. The bracket is secured to a distal end of the support post. The lock assembly is configured to releasably secure the riser to the bracket. The lock assembly includes a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration. In the locked configuration the riser is inhibited from moving with respect to the bracket. In the unlocked configuration the riser is permitted to move with respect to the bracket. The crossbar support assembly may include an adjustment assembly that adjusts a position of the riser with respect to the bracket when the lock assembly is in the unlocked configuration.
Claims20
A crossbar support assembly that supports a crossbar, the crossbar support assembly comprising:
- a support post;
- a bracket secured to a distal end of the support post;
- a riser having a datum configured to locate the crossbar in a predetermined location;
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- a lock assembly configured to releasably secure the riser to the bracket, the lock assembly includes a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration, in the locked configuration the riser is inhibited from moving with respect to the bracket, and in the unlocked configuration the riser is permitted to move with respect to the bracket.
A bolster cart assembly for use in a transfer press assembly, the bolster cart assembly comprising:
- a bolster cart configured to receive a bolster;
- a crossbar;
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- a crossbar support assembly configured to support the crossbar, the crossbar support assembly includes a support post, a bracket, a riser, and a lock assembly, the support post includes a distal end and is connected to the bolster cart, the bracket is secured to the distal end of the support post, the riser includes a datum configured to locate the crossbar in a predetermined location, the lock assembly releasably secures the riser to the bracket, the lock assembly includes a locked configuration and an unlocked configuration, in the locked configuration the riser is inhibited from moving with respect to the bracket, and in the unlocked configuration the riser is permitted to move with respect to the bracket.
A method of adjusting a datum that locates a crossbar on a support post of a bolster cart of a transfer press assembly, the datum is provided on a riser that is connected to a bracket by a lock assembly, the datum is configured to locate the crossbar in a predetermined location, the bracket is secured to a distal end of the support post extend from the bolster cart, the method comprising:
- switching the lock assembly from a locked configuration to an unlocked configuration, the lock assembly connects the riser to the bracket that is secured to the distal end of the support post, in the locked configuration the riser is inhibited from moving with respect to the bracket, and in the unlocked configuration the riser is permitted to move with respect to the bracket;
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- actuating an adjustment assembly that adjusts a position of the riser with respect to the bracket when the lock assembly is in the unlocked configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.