Land vehicles: bodies and tops – Bodies – Body shell
Reexamination Certificate
2005-05-31
2005-05-31
Patel, Kiran (Department: 3612)
Land vehicles: bodies and tops
Bodies
Body shell
C029S429000, C029S430000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06899377
ABSTRACT:
An automotive vehicle is provided having a body being assembled by a joining process line from a plurality of workpieces joined into a plurality of subassemblies according to the steps of providing templates arranged in a predetermined alignment to form a process line, with each template being generated from a defined set of standardized task stations which are operative to perform a joining process on a workpiece of the subassemblies, fixturing workpieces in a workpiece presenter provided in the task stations, at least one workpiece presenter including a tooling plate removably connected and precision located on a platform of a workpiece presenter, and sequentially joining the workpieces together to form the body.
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Ford Motor Company
Patel Kiran
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