Patent ID: 8276260
Filing Date: 2012-10-02
Classification: B62D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A positioning device for positioning at least one of a spring strut or a shock absorber of a motor vehicle during a connection of a body module, which is suspended on a body hanger of a hanging conveyor to a chassis module of the motor vehicle, which is mounted on an assembly device, the positioning device comprising: a device fastening element adapted to fasten the positioning device to the assembly device; a gripping support element which is connected to the device fastening element in an articulated manner, and a gripping element attached to the gripping support element, the gripping element configured to grip at least one of the spring strut or the shock absorber, the gripping element including a handle configured to enable manual actuation of the gripping element, wherein by moving the gripping support element about an articulated connection, the gripping element can be brought into a plurality of latching positions defined by a latch, the plurality of latching positions comprising a working position in which the at least one of the spring strut or the shock absorber gripped by the gripping element is positioned in a selectable installation position and a rest position in which the at least one of the spring strut or the shock absorber is not positioned in the selectable installation position.