Automobile body building methods and apparatus

Details Automobile body building methods and apparatus Automobile body building methods and apparatus

1987-05-11

1988-07-26

Godici, Nicholas P.

Metal fusion bonding

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With condition responsive, program, or timing control

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047594896

ABSTRACT:
In a method of building an automobile body separate upper and lower body modules (50, 78) are formed, incorporating the roof area and the floor area of the automobile respectively, precision mating locations (62) on the body modules are used first as reference for fitting interior parts and equipment to the respective modules and then for fitting the modules together. An assembly line for carrying out the method has respective sets of stations for forming operations on upper and lower body modules, a mating station (30) at which the two modules are brought together and a joining station (32) where they are, for example, welded. The leading station (20, 22) in each set determines a master body point (64, 82) on a module presented to it, and forms the mating locations (62) on the module with reference to the master body point.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2779092 (1957-01-01), Gordon
patent: 4204310 (1980-05-01), Auracher et al.
patent: 4441645 (1984-04-01), Takagishi et al.
patent: 4442335 (1984-04-01), Rossi
patent: 4590654 (1986-05-01), Kajiura

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