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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8108989 | Manufacturing cell and elements of the cell A manufacturing cell has a plurality of stations arranged in two rows having a main aisle therebetween. Each of the plurality of stations has a station-aisle interface that provides an interaction area to the main aisle. The manufacturing cell also comprises a plura... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7458144 | Remote connector system An apparatus for inserting and/or removing a connector with a remote connector agent are disclosed. Embodiments may include a remote connector agent apparatus having a main body forming a connector cavity and one or more insertion snap pushers each having a lower su... | 12/02/2008 |
| 6862791 | Method of manufacturing film case A casing and a lid which are supplied to a casing/lid supply machine are fed to a main assembly line where a light-shielding sheet is mounted on the casing and a film cover supplied from a film cover assembly line is mounted in the casing. Pressers supplied from a p... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6711798 | Method for manufacturing products according to customer orders A manufacturing facility for manufacturing products according to customer orders includes a kitting facility at which components are collected for a product in a customer order. The manufacturing facility also includes a build cell in which the component are assembl... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6705001 | Apparatus for assembling integrated circuit packages Apparatus for the manufacture of a component such as an integrated circuit chip, including: a plurality of processing stations forming a production line for the manufacture of the component, a conveyor adapted to transport component forming materials from one proces... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6591488 | Production system A production system includes a shuttle (2) for moving a work (W) on a predetermined track (1), a storeroom (3) for storing components of a plurality of types to be assembled to the work, and a plurality of assembly stations (4) arranged along the track be... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6272737 | Circuit component mounting system A system for mounting circuit components on a circuit substrate, including a circuit-substrate supporting device which supports the circuit substrate, a circuit-component mounting device which mounts, at a circuit-component mounting position, the circuit ... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6098268 | Assembly workshop, in particular for assembling together sheet metal parts An assembly workshop for assembling together sheet metal parts, the workshop including preparation stations for putting parts in place relative to one another, assembly stations for fixing the prepared parts together, and finishing stations serving to fin... | 08/08/2000 |
| 5992009 | Dynamo-electric machine component conveying systems and load/unload devices An improved conveying system in a parallel processing production line for dynamo-electric machine components having a magnetic core, the conveying system having a main conveyor extending along all of the processing machines of the production line and a lo... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5893208 | Assembly line system In an assembly line system, a self-propelled carrier 51 carrying thereon assembly workpieces is brought to a halt at an assembly station 11. When the assembly of the assembly workpieces is completed at the assembly station 11, the carrier 51 is driven out... | 04/13/1999 |
| 5855059 | Surface mounter A surface mounter device including a carriage assembly having a pair of mounter heads mounted on opposite sides of the carriage assembly. Each mounter head is adapted to pick up components from a respective feeder station at a respective side conveyor tha... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5778524 | Surface mount machine concept A surface mount machine has a fixed X-axis comprising a straight beam rigidly mounted in the machine chassis along which one or several wagons move(s), each one carrying at least one component pick-up device. Below the X-beam for the X-axis there are comp... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5697752 | Overhead transfer clamp actuator and linkage An apparatus for conveying panels, such as vehicle body side panels to and from work stations located at spaced locations along a conveyor includes a panel support frame mounted on the conveyor for movement along the conveying path with the support frame ... | 12/16/1997 |
| 5680696 | Dynamo-electric machine component conveying systems with load/unload devices An improved conveying system in a parallel processing production line for dynamo-electric machine components having a magnetic core, the conveying system having a main conveyor extending along all of the processing machines of the production line and a lo... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5539975 | Control system and equipment configuration for a modular product assembly platform A modular product assembly platform which includes a multiple number of industrial robots or other similar assembly devices. The product assembly platform also includes a programmable controller system housed in a logic control cabinet, a vision control s... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5517748 | Apparatus for conveying circuit boards through a component-mounting station A circuit board is conveyed from a conveyor of a previous station to a conveying mechanism of a component-mounting station where components are applied to the circuit board. Then, the circuit board is delivered to a conveyor of a subsequent station. The c... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5452509 | Surface mounter A service mounter having a conveyor along which substrates are moved in an X direction. A plurality of mounters are mounted for movement in the X direction on opposite sides of the conveyor and pick up work pieces from feeders disposed on the sides of the... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5379513 | Automated nailing device A device for driving nails in at least one selected nailing pattern into an arrangement of components is disclosed. The device includes a frame, a retaining means for retaining an arrangement of components to be nailed in the frame, a nailing means compri... | 01/10/1995 |
| 5355579 | Versatile production system with bypass structure which is responsive to the condition of a product A versatile production system produces different kinds of products in small quantities. The system includes production lines for assembling parts into different kinds of products, testing the assembled products, and conveying the products that have passed... | 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 |
| 5216800 | Method and apparatus for attaching a lid member of automobile An apparatus for attaching a lid member of automobile comprising a lid member transferring device which transfers a lid member, in its closed posture, to an opening of car body, a lid member locating means which locates the specified one point part of a l... | 06/08/1993 |
| 5185920 | Installation and method for carrying out metallic reinforcements An installation for carrying out assembly of metallic reinforcements for construction and public works, in which trestle bents (A-frames) are arranged on moving wagons or carts that slide along rails. The workers remain stationary while the reinforcements... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5145047 | Flexible production system comprising individually motorized mechanical modules whose operation is selected and synchronized by electronic means The production system comprises a lift and carry device (6) and a handling unit (9) each actuated by an electric motor (13, 14), the two motors being synchronized. The rectangular walking beam lift and carry cycle of the products (1) is perfected by modul... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5141093 | Automotive body panel handling apparatus Apparatus for conveying panels, such as vehicle body side panels to and from work stations located at spaced locations along a conveyor includes a panel support frame mounted on the conveyor for movement along the conveying path with the support frame in ... | 08/25/1992 |
| 5105534 | Installation for assembling mechanical component parts to form a structural assembly An installation for the continuous assembly of complementary component parts of a structural assembly constituting a door or window espagnolette bolt operating mechanism includes a main assembly circuit comprising at least one conveyor adapted to be advan... | 04/21/1992 |
| 4976026 | Method and apparatus of establishing the position of a datum reference from an object having dimensional variations within a tolerance range A device for locating a datum reference on a partially assembled structural object, such as an automobile body frame. The device has a base structure for rigid mounting to a floor member, a transfer platform is attached to the base structure so that the t... | 12/11/1990 |
| 4841632 | Automatic wheel attachment apparatus An automatic wheel attachment apparatus for attaching a wheel to a wheel attachment member of an automotive body. The automatic wheel attachment apparatus includes a reorienting device for reorienting a wheel attachment surface of the wheel attachment mem... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4800640 | Automated assembly system and method of assembly An automated assembly system comprising a pair of spaced supporting frames on which a corresponding pair of guide rails extend transversely in a direction perpendicular to the direction of conveyance of a workpiece. Two movable arm units, each having tool... | 01/31/1989 |
| 4793055 | Assembly line arrangement for producing vehicles An assembly line arrangement for producing a vehicle comprises a body assembly line including a door removing station for detaching at least one door from a vehicle body fed thereto with the door, a door mounting station located at the lower course of the... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4767046 | Assembly apparatus for motorcar vehicle body A pair of working lines for side panels are provided in parallel on the right and left sides of a main transfer line. Each working line includes, in the following order, a charging station, plural working stations, and a discharging station. A shuttle han... | 08/30/1988 |
| 4757607 | Installation for assembling several car body models of the same type of motor veicle (a) This installation comprises means for positioning and holding car body parts and devices for welding these parts to one another. (b) This installation is characterized in that it comprises a rigid, fixed stand (1) provided in its upper part with a hor... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4738022 | Vehicle assembling-and-feeding system A vehicle assembling-and-feeding system comprises an engine/suspension feeding line which travels through an engine assembly line and a first suspension assembly line for assembling one of front and rear suspensions to feed the engine and said one suspens... | 04/19/1988 |
| 4736515 | Plant for automated mounting of a door or similar closure component within the relative opening formed in a body, in particular an automotive vehicle body The present invention relates to a plant for the automated mounting of a door or similar closure component within the relative opening formed in a body, particularly an automotive vehicle body, comprising in combination: a device (10) for stably supportin... | 04/12/1988 |
| 4723356 | Weighty object mounting systems A weighty object mounting system comprises tact-transporting means for transporting a transportable object so as to have the same stop temporarily at each working stations, position detecting means for detecting a stop position of the transportable object... | 02/09/1988 |
| 4700472 | Working apparatus provided along a workpiece conveyor A working apparatus provided along a workpiece conveyor which includes a carrier for carrying a workpiece. The apparatus includes a carriage supporting a working robot. A gripper is provided on the carriage for gripping the carrier moving on the conveyor.... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4635339 | Automated wheel decking assembling An apparatus and method for assembling wheel and tire units onto a vehicle as it moves along a conveyor. The apparatus includes an arrangement for centralizing the vehicle relative to the conveyor, orienting the hubs of the vehicle so as to receive a prop... | 01/13/1987 |
| 4614027 | Assembling machine with drive mechanism for feed assembly A part feed assembly (10) for feeding parts from a feed line to an assembling machine including a multiple part escapement (12) including a plurality of linearly aligned openings (14) for sequentially receiving a part from the feed line. A drive mechanism... | 09/30/1986 |
| 4509252 | Method and apparatus for assembling battery components A method and apparatus for assembling battery components including a battery case (10) having a plurality of divider walls (32) defining a plurality of side-by-side cell spaces (26,27,28,29,30,31) opening through a top portion of the case. A plurality of ... | 04/09/1985 |
| 4441645 | Automatic vehicle-body assembling system Herein disclosed is an automatic vehicle-body assembling system for welding together an engine compartment assembly, a front floor assembly and a rear floor assembly to form a floor structure of an automotive vehicle, wherein the component members to cons... | 04/10/1984 |
| 4383359 | Parts feeding and assembling system A parts feeding and assembling system including a plurality of stockers containing a multiplicity of parts arranged in a disorderly manner, a separating and feeding mechanism for separating one part after another from the parts in the stockers and feeding... | 05/17/1983 |
