Electric heating – Metal heating – Work holders
Reexamination Certificate
2007-09-18
2007-09-18
Tran, Len (Department: 1725)
Electric heating
Metal heating
Work holders
C219S080000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11451522
ABSTRACT:
A motor vehicle car body framing apparatus for use at a welding station, the apparatus including a gate having a frame structure and a plurality of tooling members carried by the frame structure for use in positioning components of the vehicle body at the welding station for welding. The tooling members are mounted on the frame structure by a plurality of mounting brackets. Each mounting bracket includes a base member mounted on the frame structure and a riser mounted on the base and mounting a respective tooling member. The riser is fixedly mounted on the base by a single central fastener bolt which may include a reduced diameter portion sized to breakaway in response to predetermined impact against the riser. The interface between the riser and the base comprises a plurality of contact points arranged in concentric relation with respect to the fastener bolt. The contact points may comprise a plurality of circumferentially spaced balls mounted on the base for coaction with circumferentially spaced grooves defined on the riser.
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Dugas Michael R.
Kilibarda Velibor
Maybee William J.
Nikesch Hans
Comau, Inc.
Tran Len
Young & Basile
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