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US 12,415,580 · App. 18/166,480 · Granted Sep 16, 2025

Jig for positioning and attaching upper center beam to vehicle body

Inventor: Sho Tachibana (Tokyo, JP)
Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
B62D65/026
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Patent No.
US 12,415,580
App. No.
18/166,480
Granted
Sep 16, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A jig, adapted for positioning and attaching an upper center beam to a vehicle body is provided. The jig includes a jig main body and a first moving part. The jig main body includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the jig main body is configured to be positioned and fixed to the vehicle body. The first moving part includes a first moving part substrate, the first moving part is configured to be movable in a first direction and movable in a second direction with respect to the jig main body. The first moving part is configured to hold the upper center beam, the upper center beam extends in a third direction. A first abutting surface is disposed on the first moving part, and configured to abut a hood of the vehicle body in a state when the hood is closed.

Claims (36)

1. A jig, adapted for positioning and attaching an upper center beam to a vehicle body, wherein a bumper face is adapted to be attached to the upper center beam, the jig comprising:

a jig main body, comprising a main substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite to the first surface, the jig main body is configured to be positioned and fixed to the vehicle body;

a first moving part, comprising a first moving part substrate, the first moving part is configured to be movable in a first direction and movable in a second direction with respect to the jig main body, wherein the first moving part is configured to hold the upper center beam, the upper center beam extending in a third direction;

a first abutting surface, disposed on the first moving part, the first abutting surface is configured to abut a hood of the vehicle body in a state when the hood is closed,

a first moving part attachment, comprising a substrate, configured to be movable in the second direction with respect to the first moving part substrate, wherein the first moving part attachment extends from a first surface side of the jig main body to a second surface side of the jig main body that is opposite to the first surface side.

2. The jig according to claim 1 , wherein the jig main body is configured to be positioned and fixed to both a bulkhead of the vehicle body and a stay extending in the first direction from the bulkhead.

3. The jig according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a second moving part, comprising a second moving part substrate, the second moving part is configured to be movable in the first direction and movable in the second direction with respect to the jig main body, wherein the second moving part is configured to hold the upper center beam,

a second abutting surface, disposed on the second moving part, the second abutting surface is configured to abut the hood of the vehicle body in the state when the hood is closed,

wherein the second abutting surface has a shape symmetrical to the first abutting surface.

4. The jig according to claim 1 , wherein the first abutting surface of the first moving part is configured to abut an outside surface of the hood in the state when the hood is closed.

5. The jig according to claim 3 , further comprising:

a second jig main body threaded hole disposed on the jig main body, the second jig main body threaded hole is threaded,

a second moving part elongated hole disposed on the second moving part substrate, the second moving part elongated hole is an elongated hole,

a second moving part bolt disposed in the second moving part elongated hole, and the second moving part bolt is fixed to the second jig main body threaded hole.

6. The jig according to claim 5 , wherein the second moving part further comprises:

a second moving part attachment, comprising a substrate;

a second moving part attachment elongated hole, disposed on the second moving part attachment, wherein the second moving part attachment elongated hole is an elongated hole,

a second moving part threaded hole, disposed on the second moving part substrate, the second moving part threaded hole is threaded,

a second moving part attachment bolt, disposed in the second moving part attachment elongated hole, and the second moving part attachment bolt is fixed to the second moving part threaded hole by screwing.

7. The jig according to claim 6 , further comprising:

a first cut out, disposed on the jig main body;

a second cut out, disposed on the jig main body;

wherein the first moving part and the second moving part are disposed on the first surface of the jig main body,

wherein the first moving part attachment is disposed in the first cut out of the jig main body, the second moving part attachment is disposed in the second cut out of the jig main body,

the first moving part attachment extends from a first surface side of the jig main body to a second surface side of the jig main body,

the second moving part attachment extends from the first surface side of the jig main body to the second surface side of the jig main body.

8. The jig according to claim 7 , further comprising:

a first magnet, disposed on the first moving part attachment, the first magnet is configured to fix the upper center beam to the first magnet;

a second magnet, disposed on the second moving part attachment, the second magnet is configured to fix the upper center beam to the second magnet;

wherein the first magnet and the second magnet are disposed on the second surface side of the jig main body.

9. The jig according to claim 7 , further comprising:

a first positioning part, comprising a first protrusion, disposed on the first moving part attachment;

a second positioning part, comprising a second protrusion, disposed on the second moving part attachment,

wherein the first positioning part is configured to engage with a first shape of the upper center beam to position the upper center beam relative to the first positioning part and the first abutting surface,

wherein the second positioning part is configured to engage with a second shape of the upper center beam to position the upper center beam relative to the second positioning part and the second abutting surface.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 9, 2023
From: TACHIBANA, SHO
To: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
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Continuity (1)
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