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Granted Patent B2
US 11,124,254 · App. 15/876,191 · Granted Sep 21, 2021

Method for producing a vehicle

Inventors: Sabine Harmusz (Weitendorf, AT); Bernhard Hofer (Graz, AT); Wolfgang Passegger (Tillmitsch, AT)
Assignee: MAGNA STEYR Fahrzeugtechnik AG & Co KG
B62D65/02B62D25/2009B62D27/023B62D27/026B62D65/06C25D13/14B60Y2304/05
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Patent No.
US 11,124,254
App. No.
15/876,191
Granted
Sep 21, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method for producing a motor vehicle that includes producing and painting a bodyshell having a platform composed of metal and a vehicle body composed of metal which is configured for placement on the platform, producing and painting a main floor composed of metal separately from a remainder of the bodyshell, and attaching the main floor to the previously painted platform and/or the previously painted vehicle body.

Claims (28)

1. A method for producing a motor vehicle, comprising:

producing and painting by dip-coating a bodyshell having a platform composed of metal and a vehicle body composed of metal which is configured for placement on the platform;

producing and painting by dip-coating a main floor composed of metal separately from a remainder of the bodyshell, and then storing the painted main floor in a storage zone;

retrieving the painted main floor from the storage zone; and

attaching the painted main floor to the painted platform and/or the painted vehicle body.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein, at the time of attaching the painted main floor to the remainder of the bodyshell, the painted main floor comprises no attachments.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein attaching the painted main floor to the painted platform comprises bonding and/or bolting the painted main floor to the painted platform in a mounting direction from above.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising, after attaching the painted main floor to the painted platform, forming the vehicle body by attaching body modules to the painted platform.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the body modules comprises a side wall module, a roof module and/or a rear end module.

6. The method of claim 4 , wherein the body modules, at the time of attaching to the painted platform, are already fitted out with inner paneling, electrical wiring, carpets, and/or handles.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein attaching the painted main floor to the painted vehicle body comprises bonding and/or bolting the painted main floor to the painted vehicle body in a mounting direction below.

8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising, after attaching the painted main floor to the painted vehicle body, placing the painted vehicle body on the painted platform.

9. A method for producing a group of motor vehicles that includes at least one first motor vehicle and at least one second motor vehicle, the method comprising:

producing and painting by dip-coating, for the at least one first motor vehicle and the at least one second motor vehicle, a bodyshell having a platform composed of metal and a vehicle body composed of metal which is configured for placement on the platform;

producing and painting by dip-coating a main floor composed of metal separately from a remainder of the bodyshell, and then storing the painted main floor in a storage zone;

retrieving the painted main floor from the storage zone; and

attaching the painted main floor to the painted platform and/or the painted vehicle body, wherein identical painted main floors are attached to different painted platforms and/or to different painted vehicle bodies of the at least one first motor vehicle and the at least one second motor vehicle.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein, at the time of attaching the painted main floor to the remainder of the bodyshell, the painted main floor comprises no attachments.

11. The method of claim 9 , wherein attaching the painted main floor to the painted platform comprises bonding and/or bolting the painted main floor to the painted platform in a mounting direction from above.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising, after attaching the painted main floor to the painted platform, forming the painted vehicle body by attaching body modules to the painted platform.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein the body modules comprises a side wall module, a roof module and/or a rear end module.

14. The method of claim 9 , wherein attaching the painted main floor to the painted vehicle body comprises bonding and/or bolting the painted main floor to the painted vehicle body in a mounting direction below.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising, after attaching the painted main floor to the painted vehicle body, placing the painted vehicle body on the painted platform.

16. A method for producing a group of motor vehicles comprising at least one first motor vehicle and at least one second motor vehicle, the method comprising:

producing and painting by dip-coating, for the at least one first motor vehicle and the at least one second motor vehicle, a bodyshell having a platform composed of metal and a vehicle body composed of metal which is configured for placement on the platform;

producing and painting by dip-coating a main floor composed of metal separately from a remainder of the bodyshell, and then storing the painted main floor in a storage zone;

retrieving the painted main floor from the storage zone; and

attaching the painted main floor to the painted platform and/or the painted vehicle body, wherein different painted main floors are attached to identical painted platforms and/or to identical painted vehicle bodies of the at least one first motor vehicle and the at least one second motor vehicle.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 27, 2020
From: HARMUSZ, SABINE; HOFER, BERNHARD; PASSEGGER, WOLFGANG
To: MAGNA STEYR FAHRZEUGTECHNIK AG & CO KG
Reel/Frame 052246/0747 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 21, 2018
From: HARMUSZ, SABINE; HOFER, BERNHARD; PASSEGGER, WOLFGANG
To: MAGNA STEYR FAHRZEUGTECHNIK AG & CO KG
Reel/Frame 044683/0238 →
Priority Claims (2)
EP 17156249 · Feb 15, 2017 · regional
EP 17168669 · Apr 28, 2017 · regional
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20180229787A1 · Aug 16, 2018