Patent ID: 6907318

Claim:
A multi-station robotic welding assembly, comprising: (a) a mounting platform; (b) a plurality of robots attached to said mounting platform and located in respective weld stations, each of said robots comprising an elongated movable arm and wrist; (c) a welding torch attached to each of said robots and adapted for being manipulated by said movable arm and wrist; (d) a rotatable fixture base located on said mounting platform and adapted for supporting a plurality of fixtures, each of the fixtures adapted for holding and positioning a workpiece for welding in respective weld stations, wherein said fixture base comprises a junction box containing an electrical D-ring connector adapted for enabling continuous 360 degree rotation of said fixture base; and (e) a base indexer adapted for repeatedly rotating said fixture base by a predetermined degree, such that the fixtures are positioned within respective weld stations for an index interval sufficient to complete welding of the workpieces.