Title:
APPARATUS AND METHOD TO CRADLE AND HEM PANELS AT AN ASSEMBLY-LINE STATION
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2010/017171
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An apparatus and method to cradle and hem panels at an assembly-line station. A cradle assembly is configured to conform to the shape of a first sheet material and prevents deformation of the class-a surfaces. A first robotic arm operatively associated with said cradle assembly and a slide-assist assembly cooperate to stabilize the cradle and secure a cradle anvil against the first sheet material. A roller head for hemming said first sheet material supported on a second robotic arm. The second robotic arm moves the roller head around the periphery of the first sheet material and against the cradle anvil to form a hem.
Inventors:
CAMPIAN JONATHON R (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2009/052657
Publication Date:
May 06, 2010
Filing Date:
August 04, 2009
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MODERN BODY ENGINEERING (US)
CAMPIAN JONATHON R (US)
CAMPIAN JONATHON R (US)
International Classes:
B21D39/02; B21D39/00; B62D65/06
Domestic Patent References:
| WO2006085858A2 | 2006-08-17 |
Foreign References:
| JP2001047163A | 2001-02-20 | |||
| US20020170332A1 | 2002-11-21 | |||
| JP2002301527A | 2002-10-15 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 2326438A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
MCCLAUGHRY, David, A. et al. (DICKEY & PIERCE P.L.C.,P.O. Box 82, Bloomfield Hills MI, US)
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