Line of a manufacturing plant for assembling of multicomponent articles

Assembly line according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the riveting machine (100) comprises lifting means (1012) suitable to lift the pallet (70).

Assembly line according to any of the preceding claims, wherein the riveting machine (100) comprises a frame (1001) comprising a base (1002), placed inferiorly, lateral shoulders (1003a, 1003b) connected to the base (1002) and protruding vertically from it, and at least one cross member (1004), which joins the lateral shoulders (1003a, 1003b), surmounting the pallet (70), thus creating a closed ring structure bearing the riveting device and the stop device.

Assembly line according to any of the preceding claims, comprising a loading device (90) provided with a gripping hand (901) suitable to grasp a component to be assembled and to perform a translation along a vertical direction (Z) so as to carry the component on the pallet (70) and deposit it from above in the desired position.

Assembly line according to any of the preceding claims, comprising an insertion device (92) for inserting a rivet engaging two components to be assembled, comprising an insertion hand (922) suitable to manipulate the rivet to be inserted, translatable along a transverse direction (T) horizontal and orthogonal to the advancement direction (X).

Riveting machine (100) comprising:

• a stop device (1005) having a stop (1006);
• a riveting device (1010) having a crushing head (1011), wherein the stop (1006), and the crushing head (1011) are arranged facing and are translatable along a horizontal transverse direction (J) to approach an article from opposite sides during assembly;
• a frame (1001) comprising a base (1002), placed inferiorly, lateral shoulders (1003a, 1003b) connected to the base (1002) and protruding vertically from it, and at least one cross member (1004), which joins the lateral shoulders (1003a, 1003b), thus creating a closed ring structure bearing the riveting device and the stop device.

Method of assembly of an article comprising a plurality of components (4, 8, 12, 18) to be connected by rivets (6, 10, 14) inserted in holes provided with respective hole axes (W1, W2, W3), comprising the step of:

• advancing the article during assembly along a horizontal advancement direction (X), maintaining said hole axes (W1, W2, W3) horizontal and orthogonal to said advancement direction (X), up to a work station;
• in correspondence of said work station, moving a stop (1006), and a crushing head (1011) towards each other along a transverse direction (J) horizontal and orthogonal to the advancement direction (X) to approach the article from opposite sides during assembly and performing a riveting.