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US 7,459,656 B2Granted
Positioning jig device for vehicle body frame
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsNaoji Yamaoka, Teiji Miwa
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Abstract
In a welding station, one end of a positioning jig is held by a positioning robot, and the other end of the positioning jig is held by a positioning jig holder mechanism. The positioning robot is moved for positioning and fixing a vehicle body frame, which is fixed to the positioning jig, in any attitude, and a desired welding operation is performed on the vehicle body frame.
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A positioning jig device for a vehicle body frame, comprising:
- a positioning jig for positioning and fixing the vehicle body frame;
- a positioning robot for holding a first end of said positioning jig, supplying said positioning jig to a working position for said vehicle body frame, and positioning said vehicle body frame in a desired attitude;
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- a positioning jig holder mechanism for holding a second end of said positioning jig, said positioning jig holder mechanism being disposed in said working position and having an engaging member which is detachably engageable with the second end of said positioning jig;
- wherein said engaging member is swingable and extendable based on a position of the second end of the positioning jig corresponding to a desired attitude of said vehicle body frame set by said positioning robot, and said vehicle body frame is positioned and fixed by said positioning jig.
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A positioning jig device for a vehicle body frame, said device comprising:
- a positioning jig for positioning and fixing said vehicle body frame;
- a positioning robot for holding a first end of said positioning jig, supplying said positioning jig to a working position for said vehicle body frame, and positioning said vehicle body frame in a desired attitude;
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- a positioning jig holder mechanism for movably holding said positioning jig, said positioning jig holder mechanism being disposed in said working position and being operably connected to a second end of said positioning jig;
- wherein said positioning jig holder mechanism comprises an engaging member which is detachably engageable with the second end of said positioning jig, and wherein the second end of said positioning jig comprises a recess engageable by said engaging member of said positioning jig holder mechanism.
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