Patent ID: 6122809
Filing Date: 2000-09-26
Classification: B25B,Y10T

Abstract:
A mechanism for positioning a pair of hinges on an automobile body adjacent to a door opening to facilitate a hinge fastening operation, said mechanism comprising:a hinge-supporting fixture movable to a predetermined position on an automobile body;means on said fixture for releasably locating said fixture in said predetermined position;means carried by said fixture for releasably clamping said fixture to an automobile body, thereby locating the hinges supported by said fixture in fixed positions on the automobile body;said fixture locating means comprising a front peg assembly insertable into a first front locator opening in the automobile body, and a rear peg assembly insertable into a second rear locator opening in the automobile body; andpowered means for separating said fixture from the automobile body so that during the separation movement the fixture moves parallel to the front and rear peg assemblies;said powered fixture separating means comprising two parallel pusher pins, and an actuator for moving each pusher pin against an automobile surface so that the fixture is forced away from the automobile body.