Conveyor apparatus for an assembly line
AssigneeSiemens Aktiengesellschaft
InventorsKenneth Damgaard Hoell, Jakob Mikkelsen, John Krath Pedersen, Martin Bach Soerensen
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Abstract
A conveyor apparatus for an assembly line having a number of assembly stations is provided. The conveyor apparatus has a guide realized to define a path of travel for an assembly station, an engaging unit for engaging an assembly station to the guide, and a driving unit for driving the engaging unit along the guide such that the assembly station is moved through successive stages of the assembly line. The assembly line is used for assembling a generator for a wind turbine.
Claims12
A conveyor apparatus for an assembly line comprising a plurality of assembly stations, comprising:
- a generator component mounted on a specific assembly station from among the plurality of assembly stations and the generator component is assembled on that specific assembly station;
- a guide realized to define a path of travel for an assembly station;
- an engaging unit for engaging the assembly station to the guide;
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- a driving unit for driving the engaging unit along the guide such that the assembly station is moved through successive stages of the assembly line,
- wherein the driving unit comprises a conveyor band arranged between an initial stage of the assembly line and a final stage of the assembly line,
- wherein the driving unit comprises a hook connected to the conveyor band, and wherein the hook is realized to engage with the engaging unit,
- wherein the engaging unit comprises a hook coupling part for coupling the engaging unit to the hook, and
- wherein the hook coupling part includes a plurality of rollers positioned about the conveyor band to roll the assembly station along the guide or the conveyor band.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.