Patent ID: 11932336
Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 10:
11. A method of producing a plurality of vehicles, comprising:, I) determining a desired position for an anchor plate including:
a) preparing a prototype vehicle including a prototype body, a prototype sliding side door connected to the prototype body via a prototype anchor plate attached at a target position to the prototype door, a prototype rail attached to the prototype body, and a prototype roller assembly connected to the prototype anchor plate and the prototype rail;
b) ascertaining an alignment of the prototype door with respect to the prototype body when the prototype door is in a closed configuration; and
c) comparing the alignment of the prototype door with respect to the prototype body to a desired alignment of the prototype door with respect to the prototype body to arrive at a difference between the alignment of the prototype door with respect to the prototype body and the desired alignment of the prototype door with respect to the prototype body;
wherein the difference between the alignment of the prototype door with respect to the prototype body and the desired alignment of the prototype door with respect to the prototype body is an adjustment to the target position, and
wherein the desired position is the target position combined with the adjustment to the target position, and, II) producing the plurality of vehicles including:
d) providing a roller assembly, an anchor plate for the roller assembly, and a jig;
e) using the jig to secure a sliding side door and the anchor plate relative to each other;
f) adjusting a position of the anchor plate with respect to the door so that the anchor plate is in the desired position such that when the door is mounted to a body of a vehicle of the plurality of vehicles and is in a closed configuration, the door is in a desired alignment with respect to the body of the vehicle;
g) while the jig is securing the anchor plate and the door and after adjusting the position of the anchor plate so the anchor plate is in the desired position, connecting the anchor plate to the door;
h) connecting the roller assembly to the anchor plate; and
i) connecting the door to the body of the vehicle by connecting the roller assembly to a rail on the body of the vehicle.