IP Library Granted Patent US 9,707,648
Granted Patent B2
US 9,707,648 · App. 14/561,279 · Granted Jul 18, 2017

Part assembling apparatus for vehicle

Inventors: Dong-ho Kwak (Ulsan, KR); Suyoung Kim (Ulsan, KR); Se-hoon Ham (Ulsan, KR); Yongtae Kim (Ulsan, KR)
Assignee: Hyundai Motor Company
B23P19/042
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Patent No.
US 9,707,648
App. No.
14/561,279
Granted
Jul 18, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A part assembling apparatus for a vehicle is provided. The part assembling apparatus for a vehicle that assembles constituent elements in a part that is transferred using a part transfer line to be received by a jig and that automatically assembles the part by selectively mounting various applications that test the part of which assembly is complete includes: a base frame and a mounting plate. The base frame is installed at a work place to correspond to the jig. The mounting plate is mounted to slidably move upward and downward at a front side of the base frame and configured to mount various applications to be used upon assembling and testing the part at a front surface. In addition, at least one operation cylinder is mounted to the base frame.

Claims (18)

1. A part assembling apparatus for a vehicle that assembles a part transferred through a part transfer line to a jig to test the part when assembly is complete, comprising:

a base frame installed at a work place to correspond to the jig;

a mounting plate mounted to slidably move upward and downward at a front side of the base frame and configured to mount various applications to be used upon assembling and testing the part at a front surface; and

at least one operation cylinder mounted to the base frame at a rear side of the mounting plate, in which a front end of an operation load is connected to a rear surface of the mounting plate, and disposed at a variable location on a width direction of the base frame based on size, shape, and weight of the application that is mounted to the mounting plate,

wherein the operation cylinder includes:

an electric cylinder selectively mounted at both sides and a substantial center at a rear side of the base frame; and

one or two pneumatic cylinders that use an operation pressure thereof as a pneumatic pressure.

2. The part assembling apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the mounting plate is mounted to the base frame using a guide that has a rear surface at the front side of the base frame.

3. The part assembling apparatus of claim 2 , wherein the guide includes:

guide rails each formed in a length direction at both sides of the base frame; and

rail blocks mounted to slidably move along the guide rail and connected at the rear surface of the mounting plate.

4. The part assembling apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the electric cylinder is selectively mounted to one side or the substantial center of the base frame based on a shape, a weight, and a mounting location of the application.

5. The part assembling apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the pneumatic cylinder is selectively mounted to both sides, one side, or the substantial center of the base frame based on a shape, a weight, and a mounting location of the application.

6. The part assembling apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the electric cylinder together with the one or two pneumatic cylinders are mounted to the base frame, when the application is of a material greater than a predetermined weight.

7. The part assembling apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the electric cylinder is mounted at one side or the substantial center of the base frame based on a mounting location of the application, when the application is a material having greater than a predetermined weight.

8. The part assembling apparatus of claim 1 , wherein one pneumatic cylinder is mounted to one side or the substantial center of the base frame based on a mounting location of the application, when the application is a material having less than a predetermined weight.

9. The part assembling apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the application is at least one selected from the group consisting of: a marking press, a multi-axis nut runner, a nut runner, a sealant application device, a pin press fitting device, and a vision tester.

10. The part assembling apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the part comprises an engine and a transmission.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 5, 2014
From: KWAK, DONG-HO; KIM, SUYOUNG; HAM, SE-HOON; KIM, YONGTAE
To: HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY
Reel/Frame 034383/0686 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2014-0134408 · Oct 6, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20160096243A1 · Apr 7, 2016