Patent ID: 6360417
Filing Date: 2002-03-26
Classification: B23P,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A method of assembling a remote keyless entry transmitter having a housing and at least two batteries in the housing, the method comprising the steps of:providing a conveyor belt and placing assembly trays on said conveyor belt; providing first and second magnets in a magnet holder and supporting said magnet holder on said assembly tray; providing a first housing part and at least two batteries to be assembled with the first housing part and supporting said first housing part on said magnet holder, said magnet holder corresponding to the shape of the first housing part; positioning a first battery in a desired location on the first housing part; stacking a second battery on the first battery to form a stack of batteries in the desired location on the first housing part; and applying a magnetic field to the stack of batteries to maintain the stack of batteries in a stacked condition in the desired location on the first housing part during further assembly of the remote keyless entry transmitter; said step of applying a magnetic field including the steps of locating said first and second magnets in said magnet holder to engage said first housing part underneath said first housing part at opposite edges of said first and second stacked batteries, and orienting said first and second magnets with different polarities facing toward the stack of batteries.