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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7703189 | Assembly plant and assembly method for vehicle Supplying work for many parts supplied for vehicle assembly is progressed toward one radiation center, and the supplied parts are assembled into one vehicle on a rotary-type assembly bed provided at the radiation center. ... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7386927 | Apparatus to roll, cut, weld, and form tank car outer jackets A system and method of fabricating tank car outer jackets are provided that include supporting a plurality of coils of sheet metal on a plurality of coil supports such that the central longitudinal axes of the plurality of coils are generally parallel to a central l... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7228997 | Nailing chuck An apparatus nails a plurality of cross members to an underlying stringer to produce a pallet. The carriage moves in a continuous motion without stopping over the cross members until the cross members are nailed to the stringer. The carriage includes at least one na... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7178227 | Workpiece presenter for a flexible manufacturing system A workpiece presenter for fixturing a workpiece of a vehicle assembly is provided, including a platform 50, and a tooling plate 7 removably connected to the platform, the tooling plate including a planar body 10 for supporting fixture tools 3... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7172103 | Fastener magazine of fastening machine A fastener magazine of, e.g., an electric screwdriver into which connected fasteners of various girths can be loaded to improve the versatility. A fastener magazine (5) of a fastening machine has therein a press plate (9) of spring-pressing type oppose... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7076865 | Manufacturing system and method A manufacturing system for assembly of component parts to produce an article includes a plurality of separate process modules for executing the various process steps, and a plurality of magazine units, which can be coupled to the process modules, for storage and tra... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7055233 | Device and method for assigning a tool to a workpiece For assigning a tool to a workpiece conveyed on an assembly line, at least one transmitter is arranged in the area of an assembly line, and a receiver is arranged on the tool. An analyzing unit determines the distance of the tool from each transmitter, based on the ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7047614 | Aircraft assembly process A method of producing an aircraft assembly tool for supporting an aircraft component comprising the steps of: determining the predetermined positions and orientations in space at which the component should be supported; designing a fixture frame to provide support a... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6928774 | Enveloping body The invention relates to a covering body for masts of construction cranes, electricity lines, or the like with an outer covering which is designed to partially or totally encase a mast in the direction of extension and/or peripheral direction and which furthermore h... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6457574 | Device for handling at least one tensioning frame, especially for mounting vehicle shells The present invention pertains to a handling device (36) for one or more clamping frames (14) for components (3), especially shells of vehicles, in processing stations (1). The handling device (36) has one or more rotatably driven connecting rods (10), wh... | 10/01/2002 |
| 6353774 | High precision vision guided positioning device A positioning device includes a gantry robot and an elevator unit. The gantry robot includes a head assembly, a work-space spaced below the head assembly for receiving at least one tray and a device for moving the head assembly in the X, Y and Z direction... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6334252 | Production of vehicles A compact vehicle production line is disclosed. The production line comprises a floor process of assembling floor constituent parts. Each is an aluminum alloy extrusion die cast product, which has been made, in an extrusion die casting process, by forcing... | 01/01/2002 |
| 6237210 | Method and system for fabricating, equipping and outfitting an aircraft fuselage A fuselage is substantially simultaneously fabricated, equipped and outfitted in an assembly area including adjacent riveting, equipping and outfitting zones. The riveting zone includes an external riveting apparatus working from the outside of the aircra... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6145180 | Method and system for the assembly of works and method for the assembly of automotive vehicles A vehicle assembly line has a first line for a first mobile conveyor and a second line for a second mobile conveyor and the first line is connected to the second line with two hanger conveyor lines. Two working robots are disposed to the first mobile conv... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6070316 | Method and device for mounting an optical cable on an overhead line In order to fit an optical cable to a cable of an overhead line, a lashing apparatus is provided which runs along the cable of the overhead line. A pylon bypass for the lashing apparatus of the optical cable is fitted to a line pylon and is designed such ... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5878474 | Method for installing flexible sign panels with movable trolley An apparatus and method for stretching and installing a flexible face sign panel is disclosed. A frame-like trolley structure is provided which is positioned on a frame structure, preferably on a service station canopy fascia. A roll of sign panel materia... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5621970 | Method for positioning a wing panel for riveting Apparatus and method for positioning a wing panel or other member for riveting or conducting other operations thereon. The member is loaded at floor level on a plurality of hydraulic cylinders spaced over the length thereof and raised to a position for co... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5355576 | Guardrail assembly method and device Guardrail assembly is performed by a vehicle carrying an inventory of guardrail sections and guardrail support blocks. The vehicle moves along a series of prepositioned guardrail posts and includes a side-mounted support frame allowing joining of guardrai... | 10/18/1994 |
| 5271139 | Production installation A production installation comprises carriages supporting pallet trays carrying structural components or individual parts for assembly or processing, identical couplings for detachably coupling each one of the pallet trays to a respective carriage, a conta... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5220718 | Programmable fixture and assembly cell A programmable or flexible fixture for holding a plurality of details comprising an assembly during assembly processes thereon comprising an elongated base supported in a predetermined position, a plurality of positioning units located at spaced locations... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5155891 | Method for assembling a car A method for fixing a nose unit having a shroud panel to the front portion of a car body. Shroud upper fixing brackets are temporarily attached to the shroud panel before various parts are mounted on the shroud panel so as to assemble the nose unit on a c... | 10/20/1992 |
| 5079822 | Method of assembling automotive body and body panels, apparatus for removing and installing body panels, and feed jig for feeding body panels An automotive body and body panels such as an engine hood, a trunk lid, and doors are assembled together along an assembling line. The automotive body with the body panels removably installed thereon and a feed jig on which the body panels can removably b... | 01/14/1992 |
| 4969256 | Method of mounting electronic parts to circuit board A method of mounting parts, e.g. electronic parts, which includes the steps of supplying parts to a predetermined position by receiving the parts from part supply sections through a part transfer section of a circulation moving type having a plurality of ... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4724108 | Method for the installation of plastic pipes in sewage piping In the procedure for the installation of plastic pipe pieces with lateral branch openings into sewage pipes to be repaired, the first step is the measuring in the longitudinal axial direction of the branch of the sewage pipe from the inside with respect t... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4674181 | Working/assembling system A working/assembling system including a dosed loop endless track, moving units adapted to travel on the endless track, at least one robot supported on one of the moving units for a working or assembling operation, and a control unit mounted on the other m... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4620342 | Method of manufacturing swivel bearing for swivel casters and swivel bearings manufactured accordingly The swivel bearing comprises a cup secured on a part of the apparatus and provided with a cylindrical wall which is bent inwardly to hold the outer bearing against the flange on another member, which flange rests upon another set of bearings in the cup.... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4589199 | Apparatus for assembling a door on a vehicle body An apparatus including a set jig for setting and positioning a door into a door opening portion of a vehicle body which jig is movable to advance and retreat in the direction of the door opening portion and movable in the vehicle length and height directi... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4589184 | Method and apparatus for mounting parts to both sides of a main body such as an automobile body A method of mounting parts to both sides of a main body characterized by moving a carriage at a predetermined speed along a specified path of transport with the main body placed on the carriage; moving a pair of movable tables in synchronism with the carr... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4587703 | Method and apparatus using a multifaceted turret for robotic assembly The robotic assembly of a keyboard using a multiplicity of keys of a plurality of distinct types, such As key caps on a sculptured keyboard, can be substantially increased in speed by the use of a multifacted rotatable turret for picking up and installing... | 05/13/1986 |
| 4361079 | Apparatus for extending ventilating conduits Apparatus for continuously extending ventilating conduits in tunnelling or mining environments includes a tubular store to which a funnel guide is releasably connected. A folded flexible ventilating pipe is received on the store and fastening means are pr... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4334816 | Device and method for assembling large space structures An automated assembly, maintenance, and repair system for the construction of a large space structure. The space structure comprises a plurality of trusses and truss junctions that in turn are made up of a plurality of individual struts and nodes. The tru... | 06/15/1982 |
| 4310964 | Method and apparatus for the automated assembly of major subassemblies The automated assembly of major subassemblies providing for the rapid assembly of parts in predetermined positions by automatically tack fastening (e.g., riveting) mounted parts together or by automatically drilling holes in mounted parts and manually loc... | 01/19/1982 |
| 4203204 | Apparatus for the automated assembly of major subassemblies The automated assembly of major subassemblies providing for the rapid assembly of parts in predetermined positions by automatically tack fastening (e.g., riveting) mounted parts together or by automatically drilling holes in mounted parts and manually loc... | 05/20/1980 |
| 4115913 | Method and apparatus for wind loading film magazines A precut strip of 35 mm. photographic film 5 is wound onto a magazine spool 3 by inserting the leading end of the film strip into an aligned spool slot 3a, rotating the spool to wind the film strip thereon, enclosing the wound spool with an open slotted c... | 09/26/1978 |
| 4085492 | Bending and straightening mechanism for mine roof bolts A method and apparatus for successively bending and straightening a bolt shank and the like for insertion into a bolt hole is characterized by a readily transportable compact device having inner and outer spaced cooperating rollers engageable with diametr... | 04/25/1978 |
| 4084306 | Method and apparatus for transporting and wrapping pipe insulation An apparatus for transporting and wrapping pipe insulation comprising a frame and a pair of arms mounted on the frame for swinging movement about a longitudinal axis. A row of longitudinally spaced vacuum pads is suspended and on each arm a pair of transv... | 04/18/1978 |
| 4064615 | Method and device for dismounting or mounting jib sections on a tower crane The invention relates to a method of dismounting or mounting jib sections on a tower crane, at which a carrying cradle with counterweight and having the form of a three-armed lever is used for lowering or hoisting jib sections to be dismounted and mounted... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4045866 | Crane and method of building the same In building a crane, the electrically actuated winches for raising and lowering the boom for moving a trolley along the boom, and for operating a hoist on the trolley are fixedly mounted in a standard transport container at a construction site remote from... | 09/06/1977 |
| 4028792 | Method of erecting a tower crane from two groups of modular tower sections differing in cross section A tower crane is erected from a boom assembly, first and second tower sections of different cross section, and a base in a sequence of steps in which the boom assembly is mounted on a hollow climbing section dimensioned to be received in each of the large... | 06/14/1977 |
| 3999276 | Method of laying railroad rail The disclosure relates to laying railroad rail. The rail is placed on the unspiked tie plates of a roadbed. One end is fixed in place. Starting at the fixed end, successive sections of the rail are if necessary subjected to heat exchange to bring them to ... | 12/28/1976 |
