CN116788982A

CN116788982A - Carriage angle iron assembly system and method

Info

Publication number: CN116788982A
Application number: CN202310718236.8A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 郭晓玉; 刘军; 冯孟孟
Original assignee: Dongfeng Automobile Co Ltd
Current assignee: Dongfeng Automobile Co Ltd
Priority date: 2023-06-16
Filing date: 2023-06-16
Publication date: 2023-09-22

Abstract

The application relates to the technical field of carriage conveying control, in particular to a carriage angle iron assembly system and a carriage angle iron assembly method. The carriage angle iron assembly system comprises a rail, an angle iron assembly station, a piece unloading station and a lifting appliance. The angle iron assembly station and the lower piece station are respectively arranged on the rail along the extending direction of the rail; the lifting appliance is arranged on the track in a sliding manner, and is connected with a driving device which is used for lifting or putting down the carriage and driving the lifting appliance to slide along the track. The embodiment of the application provides a carriage angle iron assembling system and method, which are used for solving the problems that special personnel are required to operate a carriage angle iron assembling process in the related technology, the potential safety hazard is high and the efficiency is low.

Description

Carriage angle iron assembly system and method

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of carriage conveying control, in particular to a carriage angle iron assembly system and a carriage angle iron assembly method.

Background

The carriage angle iron assembly station originally adopts a crown block to hoist and transport the carriage to a fixed bracket for placement, personnel work at the bottom, and the carriage is hoisted and transported by the crown block to fall after the work is completed. Special people are required to lift, the potential safety hazard is high, the efficiency is low, and paint knocks are easy to generate in the process. The EMS transmission line can also be adopted for carriage angle iron assembly, but the investment cost is high and the occupied space is large.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the application provides a carriage angle iron assembling system and method, which are used for solving the problems that special personnel are required to operate a carriage angle iron assembling process in the related technology, the potential safety hazard is high and the efficiency is low.

In a first aspect, a car angle assembly system is provided, comprising:

a track;

the angle iron assembling station and the lower part working station are respectively arranged on the rail along the extending direction of the rail;

the lifting appliance is arranged on the track in a sliding way, and is connected with a driving device which is used for lifting or putting down the carriage and driving the lifting appliance to slide along the track.

In some embodiments, the spreader comprises:

a hanger slidably disposed on the rail;

the hanging leg assembly is movably arranged on the hanging bracket through a pushing seat, the hanging leg assembly comprises a first supporting leg and a second supporting leg, the first supporting leg and the second supporting leg are respectively arranged on two sides of a track along the extending direction of the track, and the pushing seat is used for driving the first supporting leg and the second supporting leg to move oppositely or oppositely.

In some embodiments, the lifting appliance further comprises a lifting member, one end of the lifting member is movably connected with the track, and the other end of the lifting member is connected with the lifting frame.

In some embodiments, it further comprises a support frame, the track being mounted on the support frame:

the lifting appliance is characterized in that a protection device is arranged on the supporting frame, the lifting appliance is provided with a lifting position, and when the lifting appliance is positioned at the lifting position, the protection device is clamped with the lifting appliance.

In some embodiments, the protection device comprises a lifting part and an opening and closing mechanism, wherein the opening and closing mechanism is connected with the lifting part, and when the lifting appliance is in a lifting position, the lifting appliance is erected on the lifting part.

In some embodiments, the track is provided with a load switch and a load switch, the load switch is located on the angle iron assembly station, the load switch is located on the load station, and the load switch are electrically connected with the lifting appliance or connected through signals.

In a second aspect, a method of car angle assembly is provided, comprising the steps of:

providing a car angle assembly system as defined in any one of the above;

conveying the carriage to an angle iron assembly station, and lifting the carriage by using a lifting appliance to perform angle iron assembly operation;

after the angle iron assembly operation is completed, the lifting appliance conveys the carriage to a workpiece unloading station along the track;

the carriage is lowered to the blanking station using a crane.

In some embodiments, the lifting appliance comprises a lifting frame, a lifting piece and a lifting leg assembly, wherein the lifting leg assembly is movably arranged on the lifting frame through a pushing seat, the lifting leg assembly comprises a first supporting leg and a second supporting leg, the first supporting leg and the second supporting leg are respectively arranged on two sides of a track along the extending direction of the track, one end of the lifting piece is movably connected with the track, and the other end of the lifting piece is connected with the lifting frame;

use hoist to hoist the carriage, carry out angle bar assembly operation and include:

the lifting piece lowers the hanging leg assembly, and the pushing seat drives the first supporting leg and the second supporting leg to clamp the carriage;

the lifting piece lifts the hanging leg assembly, and workers perform angle iron assembly operation on the carriage.

In some embodiments, the track is provided with a lower switch, the lower switch is positioned on a lower station, and the lower switch is electrically connected with the lifting appliance or connected with the lifting appliance through a signal;

after angle bar assembly operation is accomplished, the hoist is carried the carriage along the track to work station under to use the hoist to drop the carriage to work station under down includes:

and the lifting appliance moves to the lower part switch to stop conveying, and the lifting part lowers the carriage to the lower part working position.

In some embodiments, transporting the carriage to the angle iron assembly station includes:

the carriage is moved to the angle iron assembly station using a traveling car.

The technical scheme provided by the application has the beneficial effects that:

the embodiment of the application provides a carriage angle iron assembling system and a carriage angle iron assembling method, wherein an angle iron assembling station and a lower part working position are arranged along the extending direction of a rail, and a carriage is lifted to the angle iron assembling station or the lower part working position through a lifting appliance which is arranged on the rail in a sliding way, so that manual lifting is not required; the driving device connected with the lifting appliance can lift or put down the carriage, and the lifting and the lowering of the carriage are completed when the angle iron assembly station or the workpiece discharging station is completed, so that the manual lifting process is reduced, and the problems that the carriage angle iron assembly process in the related art needs special personnel to operate, and the potential safety hazard is high and the efficiency is low can be solved.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application, the drawings required for the description of the embodiments will be briefly described below, and it is apparent that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings may be obtained according to these drawings without inventive effort for a person skilled in the art.

Fig. 1 is a plan view of a car angle assembly system provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 2 is an elevation view of a car angle assembly system provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is a front view of a spreader provided by an embodiment of the present application;

FIG. 4 is a side view of a spreader provided by an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 is a schematic diagram of a carriage entering an angle iron assembly station provided by an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6 is a schematic diagram of a carriage lifted by a lifting appliance at an angle iron assembly station according to an embodiment of the present application.

In the figure: 1. an angle iron assembly station; 2. a blanking station; 3. a track; 31. a support frame; 32. a loading switch; 33. a lower switch; 4. a lifting appliance; 41. a hanging bracket; 42. a lifting member; 43. a hanging leg assembly; 431. a first leg; 432. a second leg; 44. clamping legs; 45. a connecting rod; 46. a pushing seat; 5. a protection device; 51. a lifting part; 52. an opening and closing mechanism; 6. a travelling crane; 61. a traveling car track; 7. flatcar; 71. a flatcar track; 8. and a carriage.

Detailed Description

For the purpose of making the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the embodiments of the present application more apparent, the technical solutions of the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are some embodiments of the present application, but not all embodiments of the present application. All other embodiments, which can be made by those skilled in the art based on the embodiments of the application without making any inventive effort, are intended to be within the scope of the application.

The embodiment of the application provides a carriage angle iron assembly system, which can solve the problems that special personnel are required to operate a carriage angle iron assembly process in the related technology, and the potential safety hazard is high and the efficiency is low.

Referring to fig. 1 to 6, the carriage angle iron assembling system comprises a rail 3, an angle iron assembling station 1, a lower piece station 2 and a lifting appliance 4, wherein the angle iron assembling station 1 and the lower piece station 2 are respectively arranged on the rail 3 along the extending direction of the rail 3;

further, the lifting appliance 4 is slidably arranged on the track 3, and the lifting appliance 4 is connected with a driving device which is used for lifting or lowering the carriage 8 and driving the lifting appliance 4 to slide along the track 3.

When the carriage 8 reaches the angle iron assembly station 1, the lifting appliance 4 is driven by the driving device, the carriage 8 is lifted as shown in fig. 5 to 6, and a worker performs angle iron assembly operation below the carriage 8; after the angle iron assembly operation is completed, the driving device drives the lifting appliance 4 to slide along the track 3, the carriage 8 is transferred to the position of the lower work station 2, and then the carriage 8 is lowered to the position of the lower work station 2; after the actions are completed, the driving device drives the lifting appliance 4 to return to the angle iron assembly station 1 along the track 3, and the angle iron assembly operation of the next round is performed. Alternatively, the drive means may be a motor, and the motor is PLC controlled.

The embodiment of the application provides a carriage angle iron assembly system, wherein an angle iron assembly station 1 and a lower part station 2 are arranged along the extending direction of a rail 3, and a carriage 8 is lifted to the angle iron assembly station 1 or the lower part station 2 through a lifting appliance 4 which is arranged on the rail 3 in a sliding way, so that manual lifting is not required; the driving device connected with the lifting appliance 4 can lift or put down the carriage 8, so that the lifting and the lowering of the carriage 8 are completed when the angle iron assembly station 1 or the workpiece discharging station 2 are completed, the manual lifting process is reduced, and the problems that the carriage angle iron assembly process in the related art needs special personnel to operate, and the potential safety hazard is high and the efficiency is low can be solved.

In some alternative embodiments, see fig. 2 to 4, the spreader 4 comprises a cradle 41 and a leg assembly 43, in particular, the cradle 41 is slidingly arranged on the track 3, the leg assembly 43 being movably arranged on the cradle 41 by means of a pushing seat 46 to move on the cradle 41, achieving the lifting of carriages 8 of different sizes.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 4, the hanging leg assembly 43 includes a first leg 431 and a second leg 432, the first leg 431 and the second leg 432 are disposed on two sides of the track 3 along the extending direction of the track 3, the pushing seat 46 is used to drive the first leg 431 and the second leg 432 to move towards or away from each other, when the first leg 431 and the second leg 432 move towards each other, the carriage 8 is clamped, so as to implement lifting and transferring actions of the carriage 8; when the first leg 431 and the second leg 432 move away from each other, the cabin 8 is released and the cabin 8 is lowered. Alternatively, the push base 46 uses an electric push rod.

Alternatively, the first leg 431 and the second leg 432 may be disposed in sequence along the extending direction of the track 3, and the pushing seat 46 may also be used to move the two toward or away from each other to clamp or unclamp the cabin 8.

Further, as shown in connection with fig. 2, the lifting appliance 4 further comprises a lifting member 42, one end of the lifting member 42 is movably connected with the track 3, and the other end is connected with the hanger 41. On the one hand, the lifting frame 41 slides on the track 3 through the lifting piece 42, on the other hand, the lifting piece 42 is connected with the driving device and driven by the driving device, so that the lifting frame 41 moves to the side close to or far from the track, and the lifting or lowering of the carriage 8 is realized.

Further, as shown in fig. 4, the ends of the first leg 431 and the second leg 432 away from the hanger 41 are respectively provided with a clamping leg 44, alternatively, the clamping legs 44 are perpendicular to the first leg 431 and the second leg 432, and when the first leg 431 and the second leg 432 are driven by the pushing seat 46 to move towards each other to clamp the cabin 8, the clamping legs 44 are located at the bottom of the cabin 8 to clamp the cabin 8.

Further, as shown in fig. 3, fig. 3 is a front view of the lifting appliance 4, wherein two first support legs 431 are connected and fixed through a connecting rod 45, and a fixing rod is connected in a direction perpendicular to the connecting rod 45, so that the connection relationship of the two first support legs 431 is stable; at the same time, the bottom end of the fixing rod is also connected with clamping legs 44 to provide more stress points for the clamping up of the carriage 8.

In some alternative embodiments, referring to fig. 1, 2, 5 and 6, the carriage angle assembly system further includes a support frame 31, and the rail 3 is mounted on the support frame 31.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 5 and 6, the supporting frame 31 is provided with the protecting device 5, the lifting appliance 4 has a lifting position, when the lifting appliance 4 is in the lifting position, the protecting device 5 is clamped with the lifting appliance 4, specifically, the protecting device 5 is clamped at the position of the hanging bracket 41, so that when the carriage 8 is lifted, the hanging bracket 41 is supported, and the lifting part 42 is prevented from being damaged due to the fact that the carriage 8 is lifted for a long time and the bearing is overweight.

Further, as shown in fig. 5 and 6, the protection device 5 includes a lifting portion 51 and an opening and closing mechanism 52, the opening and closing mechanism 52 is connected to the lifting portion 51, and when the spreader 4 is in the lifted position shown in fig. 6, the spreader 4 is erected on the lifting portion 51.

Specifically, as shown in fig. 5, when the carriage 8 arrives at the angle iron assembling station 1, the lifting appliance 4 descends, the lifting part 51 is controlled by the opening and closing mechanism 52 to be in a closed state, the lifting part 51 rotates to be vertical, the lifting appliance 4 is avoided from descending and lifting, and a passing space is reserved for the upward and downward movement of the lifting appliance; referring to fig. 6 again, the carriage 8 is lifted to the lifting position, the lifting part 51 is opened by the opening and closing mechanism 52, the lifting part 51 is turned to the horizontal state, the lifting appliance 4 and the carriage 8 are lifted, and the operator starts the operation. Alternatively, the opening and closing mechanism 52 may be a link structure and controlled electrically, and the opening and closing mechanism 52 is mechanically connected to the lifting portion 51, and the worker in the angle bar assembly station 1 may manually open the protection device 5.

Alternatively, the lifting member 42 is a chain hoist with an encoder positioned to have a set height to control its descent or lifting into place.

In some alternative embodiments, as shown in fig. 2, the track 3 is provided with a top piece switch 32 and a bottom piece switch 33, the top piece switch 32 is located on the angle iron assembly station 1, the bottom piece switch 33 is located on the bottom piece station 2, and the top piece switch 32 and the bottom piece switch 33 are electrically connected or signal connected with the lifting appliance 4.

Specifically, when the lifting appliance 4 moves on the track 3, the position of the lifting appliance 4 is judged by the upper part switch 32 and the lower part switch 33, and the lifting appliance 4 stops moving when the lifting appliance reaches the upper part switch 32, and is positioned at the angle iron assembly position 1; the movement is stopped when the lower switch 33 is reached, at which point the spreader 4 is in the lower station 2.

In some alternative embodiments, referring to fig. 1 and 2, the car angle assembly system further includes a trolley 6 and a flatcar 7.

Specifically, the traveling car 6 slides on the traveling car track 61 and is used for conveying the carriage 8 to the angle iron assembly station 1, and after the traveling car 6 is connected with the carriage 8, the carriage 8 is lifted to the air from the traveling car 6 by the lifting appliance 4 through the traveling car track 61 after the traveling car 61 covers the angle iron assembly station 1, and after the carriage 8 is lifted to a certain height from the traveling car 6, the traveling car 6 returns, and personnel work at the bottom of the carriage 8, as shown in fig. 1;

after the personnel work is finished, the lifting appliance 4 conveys the carriage 8 to the unloading station 2 from the air, the lifting part 42 lowers the carriage 8 on the flat car 7, and after the carriage is lowered in place, the lifting appliance 4 returns to the angle iron assembly station 1 to the place, and the next carriage is waited for the transfer machine to send; while the trolley 7 conveys the carriage 8 along the trolley track 71 to the next station, and after the carriage 8 has been disengaged from the trolley 7, the trolley 7 returns to the position shown in figure 1.

The embodiment of the application also provides a method for assembling the carriage angle iron by adopting the carriage angle iron assembling system, which comprises the following steps:

conveying the carriage 8 to the angle iron assembly station 1, and lifting the carriage 8 by using the lifting tool 4 to perform angle iron assembly operation;

after the angle iron assembly operation is completed, the lifting appliance 4 conveys the carriage 8 to the lower work station 2 along the track 3;

the carriage 8 is lowered to the blanking station using the hoist 4.

In some alternative embodiments, referring to fig. 1 to 4, the lifting appliance 4 includes a hanger 41, a lifting member 42 and a hanging leg assembly 43, the hanging leg assembly 43 is movably disposed on the hanger 41 by a pushing seat 46, the hanging leg assembly 43 includes a first leg 431 and a second leg 432, the first leg 431 and the second leg 432 are disposed on two sides of the track 3 along the extending direction of the track 3, one end of the lifting member 42 is movably connected with the track 3, and the other end is connected with the hanger 41;

using the hoist 4 to hoist the carriage 8, performing the angle iron assembly operation includes:

the lifting piece 42 lowers the hanging leg assembly 43, and the pushing seat 46 drives the first supporting leg 431 and the second supporting leg 432 to clamp the carriage 8;

the lifting member 42 lifts the leg assembly 43 and a worker performs an angle iron assembly operation on the cabin 8.

In some alternative embodiments, see fig. 2, the track 3 is provided with a lower switch 33, the lower switch 33 is located on the lower work station 2, and the lower switch 33 is electrically connected or signally connected to the spreader 4;

after the angle iron assembly operation is completed, the lifting appliance 4 conveys the carriage 8 to the lower work station 2 along the track 3, and the use of the lifting appliance 4 to lower the carriage 8 to the lower work station 2 includes:

the lifting appliance 4 moves to the position of the lower switch 33 to stop conveying, and the lifting part 42 lowers the carriage 8 to the lower work station 2.

In some alternative embodiments, referring to fig. 1-2, the car angle assembly system includes a trolley 6 and a flatcar 7. Conveying the carriage 8 to the angle iron assembly station 1 comprises:

using the traveling carriage 6, the carriage 8 is moved to the angle iron assembly station 1.

after the personnel work is finished, the lifting appliance 4 conveys the carriage 8 to the unloading station 2 from the air, the lifting part 42 lowers the carriage 8 on the flat car 7, and after the carriage is lowered in place, the lifting appliance 4 returns to the angle iron assembly station 1 to the place, and the next carriage is waited for the transfer machine to send; meanwhile, the flat carriage 7 conveys the carriage 8 to the next station along the flat carriage track 71, when the carriage 8 is separated from the flat carriage 7, the flat carriage 7 returns to the position shown in fig. 1, and the method only needs to be provided with staff at the angle iron assembly station 1, so that automatic lifting and transferring of the carriage 8 are realized, station staff is reduced, the man-machine interaction operation is ensured to be safe, and the production beat is greatly improved.

In the description of the present application, it should be noted that the azimuth or positional relationship indicated by the terms "upper", "lower", etc. are based on the azimuth or positional relationship shown in the drawings, and are merely for convenience of describing the present application and simplifying the description, and are not indicative or implying that the apparatus or element in question must have a specific azimuth, be constructed and operated in a specific azimuth, and thus should not be construed as limiting the present application. Unless specifically stated or limited otherwise, the terms "mounted," "connected," and "coupled" are to be construed broadly, and may be, for example, fixedly connected, detachably connected, or integrally connected; can be mechanically or electrically connected; can be directly connected or indirectly connected through an intermediate medium, and can be communication between two elements. The specific meaning of the above terms in the present application can be understood by those of ordinary skill in the art according to the specific circumstances.

It should be noted that in the present application, relational terms such as "first" and "second" and the like are used solely to distinguish one entity or action from another entity or action without necessarily requiring or implying any actual such relationship or order between such entities or actions. Moreover, the terms "comprises," "comprising," or any other variation thereof, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion, such that a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements does not include only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such process, method, article, or apparatus. Without further limitation, an element defined by the phrase "comprising one … …" does not exclude the presence of other like elements in a process, method, article, or apparatus that comprises the element.

The foregoing is only a specific embodiment of the application to enable those skilled in the art to understand or practice the application. Various modifications to these embodiments will be readily apparent to those skilled in the art, and the generic principles defined herein may be applied to other embodiments without departing from the spirit or scope of the application. Thus, the present application is not intended to be limited to the embodiments shown herein but is to be accorded the widest scope consistent with the principles and novel features disclosed herein.

Claims

1. A car angle assembly system, comprising:

a track (3);

the angle iron assembling station (1) and the lower part working station (2) are respectively arranged on the rail (3) along the extending direction of the rail (3);

the lifting appliance (4) is arranged on the track (3) in a sliding manner, and the lifting appliance (4) is connected with a driving device which is used for lifting or putting down the carriage (8) and driving the lifting appliance (4) to slide along the track (3).

2. The car angle assembly system of claim 1, wherein the spreader (4) comprises:

a hanger (41) which is slidably provided on the rail (3);

the hanging leg assembly (43) is movably arranged on the hanging frame (41) through the pushing seat (46), the hanging leg assembly (43) comprises a first supporting leg (431) and a second supporting leg (432), the first supporting leg (431) and the second supporting leg (432) are respectively arranged on two sides of the track (3) along the extending direction of the track (3), and the pushing seat (46) is used for driving the first supporting leg (431) and the second supporting leg (432) to move in opposite directions or in opposite directions.

3. The car angle assembly system of claim 2, wherein:

the lifting appliance (4) further comprises a lifting part (42), one end of the lifting part (42) is movably connected with the track (3), and the other end of the lifting part is connected with the lifting bracket (41).

4. The car angle assembly system of claim 2, wherein:

it also comprises a supporting frame (31), and the track (3) is erected on the supporting frame (31):

the lifting device is characterized in that a protection device (5) is arranged on the supporting frame (31), the lifting appliance (4) is provided with a lifting position, and when the lifting appliance (4) is positioned at the lifting position, the protection device (5) is clamped with the lifting appliance (4).

5. The car angle assembly system of claim 4, wherein:

the protection device (5) comprises a lifting part (51) and an opening and closing mechanism (52), wherein the opening and closing mechanism (52) is connected with the lifting part (51), and when the lifting appliance (4) is in a lifting position, the lifting appliance (4) is erected on the lifting part (51).

6. The car angle assembly system of claim 1, wherein:

the rail (3) is provided with a piece feeding switch (32) and a piece discharging switch (33), the piece feeding switch (32) is located on the angle iron assembly station (1), the piece discharging switch (33) is located on the piece discharging station (2), and the piece feeding switch (32) and the piece discharging switch (33) are electrically connected with the lifting appliance (4) or connected through signals.

7. A method of assembling a car angle, comprising the steps of:

providing a car angle assembly system as defined in any one of claims 1-6;

conveying the carriage (8) to an angle iron assembly station (1), and lifting the carriage (8) by using a lifting appliance (4) to perform angle iron assembly operation;

after the angle iron assembly operation is completed, the lifting appliance (4) conveys the carriage (8) to the lower part working position (2) along the track (3);

and (3) lowering the carriage (8) to a workpiece unloading station by using the lifting appliance (4).

8. A method of car angle assembly as defined in claim 7, wherein:

the lifting device comprises a lifting device (4), a lifting part (42) and a lifting leg assembly (43), wherein the lifting leg assembly (43) is movably arranged on the lifting device (41) through a pushing seat (46), the lifting leg assembly (43) comprises a first supporting leg (431) and a second supporting leg (432), the first supporting leg (431) and the second supporting leg (432) are respectively arranged on two sides of a track (3) along the extending direction of the track (3), one end of the lifting part (42) is movably connected with the track (3), and the other end of the lifting part is connected with the lifting device (41);

lifting the carriage (8) by using the lifting appliance (4), and performing angle iron assembly operation comprises:

the lifting piece (42) lowers the hanging leg assembly (43), and the pushing seat (46) drives the first supporting leg (431) and the second supporting leg (432) to clamp the carriage (8);

the lifting piece (42) lifts the hanging leg assembly (43), and workers perform angle iron assembly operation on the carriage (8).

9. A method of car angle assembly as defined in claim 8, wherein:

a lower switch (33) is arranged on the track (3), the lower switch (33) is positioned on the lower work station (2), and the lower switch (33) is electrically connected with the lifting appliance (4) or connected through a signal;

after angle bar assembly operation is accomplished, hoist (4) is carried carriage (8) to work station (2) down along track (3) to use hoist (4) to drop carriage (8) to work station (2) down include:

the lifting appliance (4) moves to the position of the lower part switch (33) to stop conveying, and the lifting part (42) lowers the carriage (8) to the lower part working position (2).

10. A method of car angle assembly according to claim 8, wherein transporting the car (8) to the angle assembly station (1) comprises:

the carriage (8) is moved to the angle-iron assembly station (1) using the traveling carriage (6).