Assembly line for mounted units
AssigneeCompagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin - Michelin & Cie
InventorsBernard Menard, Frederic Pature, Jacques Pitou
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AssigneeCompagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin - Michelin & Cie
InventorsBernard Menard, Frederic Pature, Jacques Pitou
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An assembly line of mounted assemblies, each composed of a tire and a wheel, which includes mounting the tires on the wheels by use of a mounter, correcting the position of the tire heels and balancing the mounted assemblies, as well as of storing and/or picking up the mounted assemblies by use of mobile units in and/or from a storage warehouse, characterized in that the production and delivery of assemblies are information-managed by a system of dedicated computers and robots, so that the assemblies can be delivered in sync to at least one manufacturer having need for the assemblies on the manufacturer's vehicle assembly line.
A production and delivery line of mounted assemblies, each including a tire and its service wheel, comprising means for routing tires and wheels, means for assembling said tires on their wheels, means for placement of heels, making it possible, by application of a pressure on the sidewalls of the tire inflated to a given pressure, to displace the heels and position them under the effect of the internal inflation pressure, means controlling storage of mounted assemblies and the lines and units for delivery of said assemblies, characterized in that, in order to deliver assemblies in sync to at least one vehicle manufacturer, it further includes a computer system comprising:
A system of information management by a system of computers and robots dedicated to the production and delivery of tire/wheel assemblies, characterized in that
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