Patent ID: 6250533
Filing Date: 2001-06-26
Classification: B62D

Abstract:
A clamping device for use in production lines for motor vehicles and capable of traveling in a production line direction for transporting rough car bodies traveling in the production line direction on a transport apparatus, comprising:upstanding side members on both sides of the production line;crossbeams supported by the side members for clamping the rough car body;upper clamps supported by the crossbeams, and lower clamps supported by the side members, for clamping the rough car body;a latch for coupling the crossbeams together in the working position to form a single component;a common base frame arranged underneath the transport apparatus; anda way disposed on each side of the transport apparatus, each way including a stationary roller support having rollers journaled for rotation in the roller support, the rollers operating to support a supporting frame thereon for movement in the production line direction, the supporting frame being fastened to one of the side members by way of a side carriage, and the supporting frame including clamps for connecting the side carriages to the base frame.