Patent ID: 8181325
Filing Date: 2012-05-22
Classification: B23P,B60J,B60R,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A method for mounting a soft member on an elongated member using a roller by fitting the soft member into the elongated member, the elongated member having a substantially U-shaped cross-section, the soft member having an elongated configuration, the method comprising the steps of: temporarily attaching the soft member to the elongated member; and rotating the roller using a servomotor disposed between the roller and a force sensor, the force sensor detecting a reaction force applied to the roller and the servomotor having a rotational shaft to which the roller is directly and rotatably connected while moving the roller on a route provided along the elongated member with the roller pressing the soft member, such that a pressed surface of the roller pressed against the soft member has a peripheral speed either equal to a speed of the movement of the roller or higher than the speed of the movement of the roller by a maximum of 10% of the speed of the movement of the roller when the roller reaches at least one part of the route, wherein a pressing force of the roller exerted on the soft member is always constant as the roller presses the soft member.