Method for framing a car body

Abstract

A method for framing a car body from a plurality of separate body components includes the steps of attaching a bottom plate of the car body to a bottom plate support unit, then bringing at least a part of the separate body components into engagement with the bottom plate by a robot or similar apparatus. The body components are preassembled relative to the bottom plate and/or relative to each other so that a preassembled car body has an external shape of the car body. A support unit is formed from a plurality of separate support elements for supporting the preassembled car body such that at least a part of the support elements is brought into engagement with the bottom plate support unit and/or another support element by a robot or similar apparatus. The support elements are clamped to each other in order to form a support means net. The forming of the support means net is accomplished such that each of the support elements is clamped either to at least two other support elements and to the bottom plate support unit or to at least three other support elements by means of a locking unit provided in the support elements.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.