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US 9,308,955 B2Granted
Non-contact interlocking assembly
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorDavid T. Jones
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Abstract
An interlocking assembly includes a frame, a first arm coupled to the frame, and a second arm coupled to the frame. The first arm and/or the second arm is moveable between an open position and a closed position, such that the first and second arms overlap to define a first area when the first and second arms are in the closed position.
Claims18
A method of controlling a behavior of a vehicle body, the method comprising:
- coupling a first securing mechanism to the vehicle body;
- and
- positioning a second securing mechanism at least partially around a portion of the vehicle body, wherein the second securing mechanism includes a first and second arm coupled to a frame, the second arm including a first extension member, a second extension member extending generally parallel to the first extension member, and a linking member extending between the first and second extension members at a distal portion of the second arm, wherein positioning the second securing mechanism further comprises moving at least one of the first arm and the second arm towards a closed position such that the first and second arms at least partially overlap to define a first area.
An interlocking assembly for use in a vehicle assembly environment, the interlocking assembly comprising:
- a frame;
- a first arm coupled to the frame;
- and
- a second arm coupled to the frame, and comprising a first extension member, a second extension member extending generally parallel to the first extension member, and a linking member extending between the first and second extension members at a distal portion of the second arm, wherein at least one of the first and second arms is moveable between an open position and a closed position, such that the first and second arms overlap to define a first area when the first and second arms are in the closed position.
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A system for use in a vehicle assembly environment, the system comprising:
- a handling jig configured to move a vehicle body towards a first position, the vehicle body including a center pillar;
- an interlocking assembly comprising a first arm and a second arm that are each moveable between an open position and a closed position;
- an actuating mechanism coupled to the interlocking assembly;
- and
- a computing device coupled to the actuating mechanism, the computing device comprising a processor, and a computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon, wherein, when executed by the processor, the computer-executable instructions cause the processor to:
- determine that the center pillar is in the first position;
- and
- actuate the actuating mechanism to move at least one of the first arm and the second arm towards the closed position, such that the first and second arms overlap to define a first area, and the center pillar extends through at least a portion of the first area.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.