Patent ID: 11878475
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  F  Y | IPC B

Claim 16:
17. A method for assembling a plurality of components into an assembly, comprising:
preparing a first sub-assembly and a second sub-assembly, wherein the first sub-assembly includes at least one of the plurality of components, and the second sub-assembly includes remaining ones of the plurality of components;
transferring the first sub-assembly by a first transfer robot to an installation table and transferring the second sub-assembly by a second transfer robot to the installation table; attaching, by an assembling robot, the first sub-assembly to the second sub-assembly; and
applying, by an adhesive dispensing robot, an adhesive between the first sub-assembly and the second sub-assembly, after the first sub-assembly is attached to the second sub-assembly, to bond the first sub-assembly to the second sub-assembly.