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US 6,883,230 B2Granted
Apparatus and method for installing cockpit module in vehicle body
AssigneeNissan Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsMasashi Matsumoto, Masanobu Suzuki
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Abstract
An installation apparatus is comprised of a pair of grasping brackets and an installation jig. The installation apparatus is employed to install a cockpit module in a vehicle body in a manner that the grasping brackets is detachably attached respectively to both end portions of a steering member of the cockpit module and that the installation jig grasps the grasping brackets and conveys the cockpit module to the vehicle body.
Claims7
A work installation apparatus comprising:
- a work-supply-jig supporting both ends of a work, the work-supply-jig comprising,
- a pair of supply-jig connecting portions connected with the work by bringing the supply-jig connecting portions nearer to the work from axially outer sides of the work, and
- a pair of interlock mechanisms operating in response to the approach of the supply-jig connecting portions to the work;
- and
- a work-installation jig grasping the work to install the work in an object, the work-installation jig comprising,
- a releasing portion releasing the connection between the supply-jig connecting portions and the work through the interlock mechanisms, and
- an installation-jig connecting portion connected with the work by bringing the installation-jig connecting portions nearer to the work from axially outer sides of the work in response to the releasing operation of the releasing portions
- wherein each of the pair of interlock mechanisms comprises a first end portion connected to the supply-jig connecting portion, a second end portion contacted with the releasing portion of the work-installation jig, and an intermediate portion on which the interlock mechanism is rotated.
5 more elements
A work installation apparatus comprising:
- work-supply-jig means for supporting both ends of a work, the work-supply-jig means comprising,
- a pair of supply-jig connecting portions connected with the work by bringing the supply-jig connecting portions nearer to the work from axially outer sides of the work, and
- a pair of interlock mechanisms operating in response to the approach of the supply-jig connecting portions to the work;
- and
- work-installation jig means for grasping the work to install the work in an object, the work-installation jig means comprising,
- a releasing portion releasing the connection between the supply-jig connecting portions and the work through the interlock mechanisms, and
- an installation-jig connecting portion connected with the work by bringing the installation-jig connecting portions nearer to the work from axially outer sides of the work in response to the releasing operation of the releasing portion,
- wherein each of the pair of interlock mechanisms comprises a first end portion connected to the supply-jig connecting portion, a second end portion contacted with the work-installation jig means, and an intermediate portion on which the interlock mechanism is rotated.
5 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.