IP Library Granted Patent US 8,276,260
Granted Patent B2
US 8,276,260 · App. 12/375,365 · Granted Oct 2, 2012

Spring strut positioning device

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Patent No.
US 8,276,260
App. No.
12/375,365
Granted
Oct 2, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A positioning device is provided for positioning of a spring leg and a shock damper motor axis when a connection to a body-shaped pieces of a suspension promoter suspended coach industry unit with a mounting stored chassis unit of the vehicle, with the positioning device includes an attachment element Fixture for fixing the direction positioning to mount one of the fixture resistance element jointed affiliated gripping central carrier with a gripper attached to appropriation reach of the spring leg and shock damper, with the gripping means by moving the grief-structural funds his joints in a rest medium defined rest positions to warden can be brought, namely a working position in which the grief by the central taken one spring leg or shock absorbers positioned, and the suspension strut or shock absorbers are not positioned normally.

Claims (7)

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.

2. The positioning device according to claim 1 , in which the gripping element has cooperating gripping jaws which are resiliently pretensioned by a resilient spring, whereby the gripping element is adapted to grip the at least one of the spring strut or the shock absorber.

3. The positioning device according to claim 1 , further comprising a detection device adapted to detect a latching position of the gripping element.

Assignments (5)
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 7, 2014
From: WILMINGTON TRUST COMPANY
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC
Reel/Frame 034185/0789 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 5, 2010
From: UAW RETIREE MEDICAL BENEFITS TRUST
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 025315/0091 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 4, 2010
From: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
To: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
Reel/Frame 025246/0056 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 28, 2009
From: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
To: UAW RETIREE MEDICAL BENEFITS TRUST
Reel/Frame 023162/0048 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Aug 27, 2009
From: GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS, INC.
To: UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
Reel/Frame 023201/0118 →