FI94600C - Equipment and method for vehicle adjustment work - Google Patents

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The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for adjusting a vehicle.

Car body straightening devices are known from the prior art, in which the vehicle is driven on the driving plates, after which the vehicle is fastened to the brackets of the straightening table by lifting the vehicle from its edge on the hem brackets. In such solutions, the lifting distance-10 is adapted to act between the driving plate and the vehicle, and the vehicle must be driven exactly to the point determined by the hem brackets. Such a solution does not include drive plate mounting means. Thus, when driving the vehicle over the driving discs, they tend to move.

15 This application discloses a new hardware solution which avoids the problems of the prior art. An inexpensive and inexpensive device assembly has been formed in which the vehicle's drive plates are attached to the basic frame of the straightening equipment and in which in the hardware solution the straightening table is guided by vertical guide means for fastening the straightening table from its hem brackets to the vehicle. The lifting work itself is preferably carried out by means of a movable control jack 20 or the like. The straightening table is held in place on the straightening workstation by locking the vertical guides.

In the method according to the invention, the vehicle is first driven on the driving plates, after which the straightening table is raised, for example, by means of a wheeled jack or the like. In the method according to the invention, vertical guides are used to control the straightening table. The vertical controls control the lifting and lowering movement of the leveling table and lock the leveling table to a specific desired height position. When in use: the control jack is first raised at one end of the straightening table and then the automatic pin locks the end of the raised straightening table at a height of eg 200 mm. Thereafter, the control crane is moved to one end of the straightening table and a corresponding increase in lifting is performed, after which the guides of said end are locked by attaching locking pins. In the solution according to the invention, an adjustment table is connected by means of guide parts, preferably • 94600 2 telescopic guide parts, to the basic frame of the equipment, which is located against the floor of the buoy room. The apparatus comprises fastening means for releasably fastening the driving plates to said base frame. The solution according to the invention also comprises a basic frame structure in which the first part of the basic frame and the second part of the basic frame 5 are connected to each other by an intermediate part, preferably a flat iron. This prevents the parts of the base frame from moving relative to each other during lifting. The flat iron is attached to the first base frame so as to allow a small turning angle for the first part of the base frame when raising the straightening table.

The apparatus according to the invention in the straightening work of a vehicle is mainly characterized in that there are vertical guides between the straightening table and the base frame, which are connected to the straightening table and the basic frame. the device solution 15 comprises a base frame with removable drive plates which can be raised to the side during the straightening work and which are held in the base frame when the vehicle is driven on the drive plates before the vehicle is lifted on the straightening table.

The method according to the invention in vehicle alignment work is mainly characterized in that the method controls the alignment table by means of vertical guides between the alignment table and the base frame and that first the other end of the straightening table is raised to a height corresponding to the first end and the hem brackets are attached to the vehicle, after which the drive plates are ♦ removed when the vertical guides are locked.

The invention will now be described with reference to some preferred embodiments of the invention shown in the figures of the accompanying drawings, to which, however, the invention is not intended to be exclusively limited.

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Figure 1 shows the apparatus according to the invention with an axonometric adjustment table and whether it is set up apart.

The apparatus shown in Figure 2 according to the invention in top view in Figure 1 of the arrow k, the S direction.

Figure 3A shows in more detail the structure of the vertical guide at the front end of the straightening table.

Fig. 3B shows the adjustment table after lifting and shows the implementation of the block locking (automatic locking).

Fig. 3C is a partial view of the control structure of the pin of the front end guide 14aj of the straightening table.

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Figure 3D shows the structure of the guide parts between the straightening table and the base frame at the other end of the straightening table in axonometric form.

Figure 3E shows a preferred structural solution of the drive plate. The drive plate is detachably connected at 20 feet from the base frame to its holes.

Figure 3F shows another embodiment of the invention in which the vertical guides have been replaced by cylinders, preferably hydraulic cylinders.

Figures 4A-4C show a step-by-step embodiment of the adjustment table lifting according to the invention.

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Figure 1 shows an axonometric view of the apparatus according to the invention in vehicle adjustment work. The apparatus comprises an adjustment table 30 11 to be positioned relative to the base body 10. In Fig. 1, the base body 10 and the adjustment table 11 are shown separately and axonometrically for the sake of clarity of the figure. The straightening table 11 comprises a frame frame 94600 4 12 consisting of beams 12a], 12a2 parallel to the longitudinal axis (X-axis) of the straightening table and transverse beams 12a3,12a4,12a5 perpendicular to them. The frame 12 further comprises four cantilever beams; cantilever beams 12bls 12b2,12b3,12b4. The position of the cantilever beams 12bx and 12b4 is adjustable so that they can be moved S parallel to and guided by the beams 12aj, 12a2 parallel to the longitudinal axes (x-axis) of the straightening table. The cantilever beams 12b1,12b4 are attached to the cheek plate 12c1; which is connected to the second cheek plate 12¾ by bolts R1, R2, R3 passed over the beams. By tightening the bolts, the cheek plates 12c1,12c2 are pressed against the beams 12a1,12a2 and the cantilever beam 12b3,12b2 is held in the beam structure 12a1,12a2 of the straightening table 12. According to the invention 10, the cantilever beams 12b3 ... 12b4 comprise fastening members 13a1 ... 13a4, i.e. so-called movable and positionable parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cantilever beams. hem brackets from which the vehicle is attached to the straightening table.

The apparatus according to the invention in the straightening work of the vehicle comprises vertical guides 14a1, 14a2 and 14a3 between the base frame 10 of the straightening table 11 and 15. The vertical guide 14aj is shown detached from the straightening table 11 in connection with the base body 10. The mounting location of the tubular guide portion 141 of the vertical guide 14a1 is shown in Fig. 1 by an arrow. The purpose of the vertical guides is to guide and support the adjustment table during its lifting and lowering movement and in the working position when the vertical guides are locked. The vertical guide 14aj 20 is locked at its upper end in a fixed position on the straightening table 11 and the other part of the vertical guide 14a} is articulated to the base body 10. The vertical guides 14a2,14a3 at the other end of the straightening table are both both in relation to the straightening table 11 and the base frame 10. The solution according to the invention has three vertical guides 14a1,14a2,14a3. The vertical guide 14aj is located at the front end of the straightening table and the vertical guides 14a2,14a3 • · are located at the rear end of the straightening table symmetrically on both sides of the central axis of the straightening table. According to the invention, the vertical guides 14a1,14a2,14a3 are telescopic guide parts, preferably comprising at least two arm parts 15a1,15a2; 140,141, preferably tubular parts. They are adapted to fit together • · «. 94600 5 so that the second part settles inside the second part and is guided along its surfaces.

For example, at the guides 14a2,14a3, when the pin 16 is passed through the 5 holes 17a1,17a2 ... in the parts 15ai, 15a2, the parts 15aj, 15a2 are locked together. According to the invention, the first telescopic part 15aj is fixed to the straightening table 11 and the second part 15a2 to the base frame 10. According to the invention, the screw 18 is fixed to the part 1Sa2 through the hole 19 'of the plate 19. Part 15a! is articulated, preferably by a pivot shaft N, to the straightening table 11.

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The base body 10 comprises a first body portion 20a} and at least one second body portion 20a2. The connecting part 21, preferably flat iron, connects the body parts 20aj and 20a2. By means of the screws 23 passed through the fold 22 of the connecting part 21, the connecting part 21 is connected to the first body part 20aj. The connecting part 21 is also connected to the second body part 15 20a2, preferably by means of screw devices or e.g. by welding. The first body part 20a] comprises a beam 24 perpendicular to the X-axis and fastening means 25a-25a4, preferably holes. The drive plates CltC2 are insertable at their feet Fi, F2, F3, F4 (Fig. 3E) into said fastening means, preferably in holes. Attached to the beam 24 is a first body portion of a telescopic vertical guide 14aj; shaft 140 by welding. 20 Second body; the pipe part 141 is fixedly connected to the straightening table 11 also by e.g. welding.

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The second body portion 20a2 of the base body 10 comprises a beam 26 perpendicular to the X-axis and X-axis beams 212 ^ ... 212 ^ connected thereto. The beams 27a! ... 27a4 25 comprise fastening means, preferably holes 28aj ... 28a8 for the drive plates C3, C4, C5, C6 for fastening said drive plate legs F5 ... F12 to said base frame 10: (Fig. 3E).

The apparatus according to the invention, Figure 2 shows a top view of Figure 1 the arrow k direction of the driving plates 30 ... C γ C6 removed.

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Figure 3A shows the structure of the vertical guide 14at in a separate view. The vertical guide 14ax comprises a tubular body part 141 and a shaft part 140 inside it. The shaft part 140 is connected, e.g. by welding, to the first body part 20a t of the base body 10 in its beam 24. The body part 141 is instead fixedly connected, e.g. by welding to a straightening table. 11. The portion 140 is adapted to move within the tube portion 141. Protruding from the body part 141 is a cantilever part 142 to which a washer 143 is connected, from which the straightening table 11 is lifted, e.g. by a control jack S.

Figure 3A shows the stage shown in pulling the pin 144 of the arrow L i in the direction of the spring J 10 against the spring force and release the pin 144 from the shaft 140. This allows control of the table 11 increase by introducing e.g. hallitunkki S or a corresponding base plate 143 below and performing hallitunkilla S lifting movement of the straightening table 11 of a workshop outside the enclosure. When the straightening table 11 rises in the direction indicated by the arrow, locking occurs when the pin 144 is positioned in the hole 140 'of the shaft 140.

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In the step of Fig. 3B, the straightening table 11 is raised. As shown by arrow L3, the pin 144 is returned to the locking position.

Figure 3C shows the structure of the spring-loaded pin 144 of the vertical spring 14aj and the guide tube 145 associated with its body-part 141. When the pin 144 is pulled back in the guide tube 145 and the pin 144 is turned, the crank K is set out of the slot 146 in the guide tube 145. The lock is then open. When the spring load of the pin 144 is kept on and the pin also has its end crank K in the slot 146 of the guide tube, the pin 144 always settles in the first free hole 140 'of the shaft 140. This is how the automatic locking takes place.

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Figure 3E shows the axonometric structure of the second vertical guides 14a2,14a3. Each guide 14a1, 14a3 comprises guide parts 15a, 15a2, which are telescopic parts to be positioned relative to each other. The part 15aj is a hollow tubular part with a shaft 15a2 inside. A screw 18 is connected to the shaft 15a2 and the screw 18 is passed through the hole 19 '30 in the plate 19. The hole 19 'is wide with respect to the screw 18, thus allowing the screw 18 and the associated shaft 15a2 and 15at to pivot relative to the vertical plane. The pin 16 is passed 94600 7 through the holes 17aj, 17a2 ... of the parts 15a1,15a2, whereby the locking between the parts 15at and 15a2 is realized. The part 1Sa1 is articulated to the straightening table 11 by means of a shaft N and, correspondingly, the shaft 15a2 is articulated to the base body 10 as described above.

Figure 3E shows a structure of the drive plate Cj. As shown in the figure, the drive plate Cj is fixed from its legs F1 and F2 to the holes in the beams of the base frame 10. In this case, during the lifting phase of the vehicle and the straightening table, the drive plates do not come loose and move, whereby reliable lifting of the straightening table 11 and the connected vehicle A is possible.

Figure 3F shows another preferred embodiment of the vertical guides 14. All vertical guides consist of hydraulic cylinders, preferably a telescopic cylinder. The portions 10aa15050 of each cylinder are connected to the straightening table 11 and to the base frame 10, part 150aj to the straightening table 11 and part 150a2 to the base frame 10. The cylinders are connected at their ends to the straightening table and the base frame, respectively. The cylinders of the other end 15 are articulated at both ends and the cylinder (s) of the other end only at one end, preferably at its lower end. Each cylinder is locked by valves V1, V2 by shutting off the oil flow to the cylinders. Thus, the locking of each cylinder can be realized by valve operation with a shut-off valve.

Figures 4A-4C show the initial stages of starting the rectification work. The straightening boom M is connected to the straightening table 11. The straightening boom M can be connected to one of the alternative connection stations D of the straightening table 11. For example, a drawbar e.g. a chain G can be attached to the straightening boom M, whereby a force can be applied to the object to be straightened using a hydraulic cylinder H. In Figure 4A, the vehicle is driven over the driving discs.

In Fig. 4B, the other end of the straightening table is raised by about 200 mm with the control jack S and the vertical guide 14a is locked! to the desired height. Fig. 4C shows a second step in which the control jack S or the like is moved on its wheels to one end of the straightening table and the lifting of the other end of the straightening table is performed. The vertical guides 14a2,14a3 are locked in the same height position as the vertical guide 14at. The vehicle is attached to the straightening table 12 by its skirt fasteners 13 and ... 13a4, as is known per se. When the truck • 8 - 94600 A has been raised to the working height, the drive plates Ci, C2 ... C6 can be removed during the adjustment work.

Claims (11)

An installation for directing a vehicle, which installation comprises a directional table (11) and fastening means (Baj .-. Ba ^ therein), from which the vehicle is connected to the directional table (11) during the directional work and which installation comprises a directional boom (M ) for connection to the straightening table, through which the beam directional force can be directed towards the object to be corrected in the vehicle and which plant comprises a base body (10), which is located against the floor of the space where the direction occurs, and that the base body (10) comprises detachable driving discs ( C ^.-Cg) on top of which the vehicle is first transferred, characterized in that there are vertical conduits (14; 14a! ... 14a3) connected on one side to the rectangle (11; 11) and on the other hand to the base body (10) and whose task is to control the lifting and lowering movement of the rack (11) and whose task is also to support the rack (11) and shelf at the desired working height and the installation. The solution includes a side base body (10) which has detachable driving discs ((3 ... Cg), which for the time of directional work can be raised on the side and which is fixed in the base body (10) di when the vehicle is driven above the driving discs (C .Cg) before raising the vehicle (A) with the support of the directional table (11). Installation according to claim 1, characterized in that at least one vertical control means (14at) is connected to one end of the directional table (12) and there is at least one vertical control means, advantageously two (14a2,14a3), which are connected at the other end of the target table (11). Installation according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that a vertical guide (14at) is located on the central shaft (X) of the directional table (11) and that other vertical control means (14a2,14a3) are located at the same distance from the central shaft ( X) at the other end of the target table (11). An installation according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that there is a side vertical guide member (Kaj ... 14a3) which comprises at least two 94600 shaft parts (15alT 15a2; 140,141) which are telescopically connected to each other and of which one shaft part is fixed to the straightening table (11) and the other to the base (10). Plant according to the preceding claim, characterized in that the parts (15a, 15a2; 140,141) comprise heels (Ha ^ Ha ^; 140 '), through which a wedge (16; 144) can be inserted when reading the parts ( 15a, 15a2; 140,141) in relation to each other. An installation according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that there is such a wedge (144) which can be read by the spring force of a spring (J) and that there is such a base (144) comprising a cam (K) at its end which can be pivoted at the end of the guide tube (145) by the wedge (144) into such a position that the base (144) is in read position and the reading between the parts (140; 141) is opened and that the structure comprises a guide tube (145) for the wedge (144) having a rule (146). 15 Installation according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the guide table (12) comprises a frame (12) having beams (12άχ, 12 & 2) extending the longitudinal axis (X-axis) of the guide table and beams (12a3, 12a4,12as) which are perpendicular to them, the frame frame (12) further comprising four projecting beams (12b!, 12b2 ... 12b4), wherein the fastening means (13ai ... 13a4), which are advantageously edge fastening means, are are provided, and where the guide table is in the lower position, the ** projection beams (12 ^ ... 12 ^) are located between the driving discs (Cj and C2; C2 and C3; C4 and C5; C5 and C6), a sufficiently lower position being possible for the directional table without the projecting beams interfering with the running of the vehicle on top of the driving discs (Cj ... C6) and also allowing the fastening means (Baj ... 13a4) of the projecting beams (12 ^ ... 12 ^) to be easily attached to the vehicle (A) to be corrected when raising the target table (11). Installation according to any one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the vertical control member (14aj) comprises a tubular body part (140) which is fixed to the straightening table (11), advantageously at its longitudinal axis (X) and within it. 94600 tubular body member (141) mounted a shaft member (140) movable relative to the body member (141) stationarily connected to the base member (10) and the body members (140,141) comprising heels through which the wedge can be passed and the projection member (142) is connected to the body member (140), with which one can lift the upright table (11) as it is raised, the uplifting being carried out outside the upright table for example by means of a hall jack (S). Plant according to any of the preceding claims, characterized in that the base body (10) comprises beams which, in relation to the longitudinal axis 10 (X-axis) of the shelf (11), are transverse to the floor of the preparation workshop space or the ground, which comprises heels. which driving discs can be releasably mounted while the feet of the driving discs ((... C6) can be placed in the heel of the beams. 10. An installation according to claim 1, characterized in that the vertical control means (14) are formed of hydraulic cylinders, the hydraulic cylinder being fixed to one of the base members (10) and to the other at a height-adjustable table (11). wherein the reading of the hydraulic cylinder and the guide table (11) to the desired position is carried out with a valve using a closing valve (V) in the hydraulic line. 20 A method in the direction of a car body, in which the method of driving the vehicle is supported by driving discs (Cj.-.Cg) on top of a shelf, the projecting beams (12bj ... 12b4) of the shelf (11) being located in the free spaces between the driving discs while the guide table (11) is in the lower position, characterized in that during the process the guide table (11) is controlled by means of vertical control means (14; 14ai ... l4a3) between the guide table (11) and the base body (10). ) and that in the process one first raises one end of the target table (11) e.g. by means of a hall jack in connection with the vehicle (A) and aunt edge fasteners (138 ^ 1332) to the vehicle and thereafter the hall jack (H) is transferred to the other end of the rack and raises the other side of the rack (11) to the same height as the first side and fasten the edge fastener 30 (13a3, 13a4) to the vehicle (A) after which, while the vertical guide members (14; 14a! ... 14a3) are Iästä, the driving discs (C C-C6) are removed.