Patent ID: 6634097
Filing Date: 2003-10-21
Classification: B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
An automobile assembly line provided apart from a main long automobile body transferring line for training an operator in processes related to assembling auto-parts comprising:a plurality of transferring carriages on which at least one automobile body is placed and supported during a transferring operation, a first transferring line including a first closed loop line carrying each of said plurality of transferring carriages in consecutive order and about a first closed loop cycle, a first transferring means including at least one station for transferring and assembling auto-parts to an automobile body, a plurality of transferring suspension frames under which the automobile body is suspended and supported during said transferring operation, a second transferring line including a second closed loop line carrying each of said plurality of suspension frames in consecutive order and about a second closed loop cycle, a second transferring means including at least one station for transferring and assembling auto-parts to the automobile body, and an additional transferring means to transfer the automobile body from one of said plurality of transferring carriages of the first transferring line to one of said plurality of suspension frames of the second transferring line at a location where said second transferring line runs in parallel with and vertically above a lower side of said first transferring line wherein said first transferring means and said second transferring means operate with a plurality of circulation speeds and stopping positions, wherein an automobile take-out station is provided at one location in one of said first and second transferring means, and wherein a third automobile transferring means is provided with a plurality of transferring carriages to receive the automobile body via the automobile take-out station, the third automobile transferring means includes at least one auto-parts assembling station to assemble auto-parts, whereby an assembled automobile body is removed via the take-out station and transferred to an inspection site for said assembled automobile body.