Vehicle door assembly line

Abstract

An automobile door assembly line is provided which comprises a conveyor arranged in substantially a straight line with a plurality of right door pallets and a plurality of left door pallets for carrying right and left doors respectively, alternatingly positioned on the conveyor. The right door pallets and the left door pallets face in opposite directions such that right and left doors therein face in opposite directions. Right door associate work positions are located on one side of the conveyor, and left door associate work positions are located on the other side of the conveyor. The right door associate work positions and left door associate work positions are located relative to one another such that the work positions correspond to alternatingly positioned right door pallets and left door pallets. Further, the right door associate work positions are located such that a right door associate can place parts on the interior side of a right door and observe the exterior side of the left door, and a left door associate work position is located such that a left door associate can place parts on the interior side of the left door and observe the exterior side of the right door.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.