JP2000219170A - Sunroof unit assembly conveying device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent trouble in carrying-in as well as to reduce labor of carrying-in work of a sunroof unit assembly to the inside of a body. SOLUTION: A synchronous traveling body 2 which travels in synchronism with the flow of a body W is provided in order to carry in a sunroof unit assembly S to the inside of the body W flowing in an assembling line R, a horizontal movable and liftable workpiece holding body 16 is mounted on the synchronous traveling body 2, and the sunroof unit assembly S is held by a workpiece receiving part. The workpiece holding body 16 is lowered while making the synchronous traveling body 2 travel synchronously and move horizontally, and the sunroof unit assembly is carried into the body from ahead the body W.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a technique for carrying a sunroof unit assembly into a vehicle body of a vehicle with a sunroof.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, the work of assembling a sunroof unit assembly on a vehicle with a sunroof is performed by carrying the sunroof unit assembly into a vehicle body flowing through an assembly line. , Mainly performed manually by workers.

[0003]

However, such manual carrying-in work requires labor and, because the sunroof unit assembly is a relatively large part, interferes with peripheral parts at the time of carrying-in to cause various troubles. There is a problem that it is easy to invite.

Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to provide a carrying-in technique which reduces labor for carrying-in a sunroof unit assembly into a vehicle body and does not cause trouble at carrying-in.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a transfer device for carrying a sunroof unit assembly into a vehicle body flowing through an assembly line. A synchronous traveling body that travels in parallel with the assembly line while maintaining a predetermined relative position; a horizontal moving body provided on the synchronous traveling body and horizontally movable by horizontal driving means; In addition, a work holder that can be raised and lowered by a lifting means is provided, and a sunroof unit assembly is mounted on the work holder and carried into the vehicle body.

[0006] As described above, the sunroof unit assembly is mounted on the work holder, the work holder is raised and lowered while being conveyed in synchronization with the flow of the vehicle body, and is set at the insertion position inside the vehicle body. If it is carried inside, the carrying-in work can be automated, the labor of the worker can be reduced, and the carrying-in can always be carried out accurately in a fixed posture.

Here, the relative position between the vehicle body and the sunroof unit assembly can be kept constant by running the work holder in synchronization with the flow of the vehicle body, and thereafter the sunroof unit assembly is inserted into the vehicle body. In addition, by providing the work holder elevating means, for example, when the sunroof unit assembly is inserted from the front-rear direction of the vehicle body on the assembly line, the initial work holder is moved Can be set at a safe upper position that does not interfere with the vehicle.

[0008] According to a second aspect of the present invention, the sunroof unit assembly mounted on the work holder is carried into the vehicle body from the front of the vehicle body.

If the vehicle is carried in from the front of the vehicle body in this manner, the sunroof unit assembly can be carried in the same posture as the mounting posture, and there is no need to change the posture unnecessarily in the vehicle body. Can also be done easily. By the way, at the time when the sunroof unit assembly is carried into the vehicle body, the windshield is not yet mounted, and can be carried in from the windshield mounting portion.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the synchronous traveling body can be moved laterally with respect to the assembly line.

If the synchronous running body is made movable in the lateral direction of the assembly line in this manner, the maintenance can be performed at a position off the assembly line, for example, when the maintenance of the synchronous running body is performed. I can work while doing it. In addition, if necessary, the mounting location of the sunroof unit assembly can be performed at a position off the assembly line, so that safer work can be performed.

[0012]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. Here, FIG. 1 is a plan view of a sunroof unit assembly transfer device according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a front view as viewed from the direction of line A in FIG. 1, FIG. 3 is a side view, and FIG. FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing
Is a perspective view of the horizontal moving body, and FIGS. 6 to 9 are operation views.

A sunroof unit assembly transfer apparatus according to the present invention is an apparatus for automatically loading a sunroof unit assembly S into an automobile body W flowing on a slat conveyor type body assembly line, for example, as shown in FIGS. As shown in FIG. 3, a suspension frame 1 disposed above the vehicle body assembly line R and a synchronous traveling body 2 movable in two orthogonal directions with respect to the suspension frame 1 are provided.

That is, the suspension base 1 is provided with a horizontal rail 3 extending laterally from above the assembly line R,
Rollers 5 on the upper side of the horizontal body 4 are rotatably engaged with the horizontal rails 3 so as to be movable in the lateral direction with respect to the flowing direction of the vehicle body. The synchronous rail 6 is provided in parallel with the flow direction, and the roller 7 on the synchronous running body 2 is rotatably engaged with the synchronous rail 6.

In order to move the synchronous running body 2 along the synchronous rail 6, a synchronous cylinder unit 8 as shown in FIG. The pinion 10 at the distal end of 8 is meshed with a horizontal fixed rack 11 on the side of the transverse body 4 and a horizontal movable rack 12 on the side of the synchronous traveling body 2. The operation of the synchronous cylinder unit 8 allows the synchronous traveling body 2 to travel along the synchronous rail 6 in parallel with the vehicle body flowing direction.

The synchronous traveling unit 2 includes the horizontal movable rack 12
The main body 13 having the main body 13 attached thereto, a horizontal moving body 14 (FIG. 5) movable horizontally with respect to the main body 13, and abutting on an upper front surface of the vehicle body W to maintain a relative position with the vehicle body W constant. A contact body 15 for holding the workpiece is provided, and the horizontal moving body 14 is provided with a substantially L-shaped work holder 16 so as to be able to move up and down.

The contact body 15 has a contact member 18 attached to one end side of the main body 13 and which moves up and down while swinging around a fulcrum by the operation of the cylinder unit 17. The member 18 is raised to a position where it does not interfere with the vehicle body W, and when the cylinder unit 17 is extended, the contact member 18 is lowered to a position where it can contact the upper front surface of the vehicle body W.

The horizontal moving body 14 is provided with a horizontal moving cylinder unit 20 as horizontal driving means. The horizontal moving cylinder unit 20 is fixed to the horizontal moving body 14 side and a rod of the horizontal moving cylinder unit 20 is provided. A rack 21 is attached to the tip, and this rack 2
1 meshes with the pinion 22. The pinion 22 meshes with a horizontal rack 23 fixed to the main body 13, so that when the horizontal moving cylinder unit 20 operates, the horizontal moving body 14 moves forward or backward with respect to the main body 13.

The horizontal moving body 14 is provided with an elevating cylinder unit 24 as elevating means. As shown in FIG. 5, a rack 25 attached to the rod end of the elevating cylinder unit 24 is engaged with a pinion 26. ,
A vertical rack 27 fixed to the work holder 16 is engaged with the pinion 26. Therefore, when the lifting cylinder unit 24 operates, the work holder 16 moves up and down.

The work holder 16 is substantially L-shaped when viewed from the side as described above, and a projecting portion that projects horizontally from the lower end portion is a work receiving portion 16a, which is disposed in the flowing direction of the vehicle body. The work receiving part 1
The sunroof unit assembly S can be mounted on 6a.

Incidentally, the synchronous cylinder unit 8 of the synchronous traveling body 2 and the cylinder unit 1 of the contact body 15 as described above
7, the driving members such as the horizontal moving cylinder unit 20, the lifting cylinder unit 24 and the like are arranged in a positional relationship as shown in FIG. 4, and all of them are pneumatically operated in the embodiment.

Next, a method for carrying in the sunroof unit assembly S by the above-described apparatus will be described with reference to FIGS.

First, the work receiving portion 16 of the work holding body 16
When the synchronous traveling body 2 with the sunroof unit assembly S mounted thereon is positioned above the assembly line R and does not interfere with the vehicle body W flowing ahead, the position shown by the chain line in FIG. The contact member 18, which has avoided interference with the vehicle body W, is lowered by an operator's switch operation, and abuts on the front upper portion of the vehicle body W, which is not equipped with a window glass, and the synchronous traveling is performed by the operation of the synchronous cylinder unit 8. Be started.

Until then, the work holder 16 is waiting at the ascending position indicated by the dashed line. When the synchronous running of the synchronous running body 2 starts, the work holder 16 is moved by the operation switch of the lifting / lowering cylinder unit 24 by the operator. Is lowered to the position.

Next, when the operator gives a signal to an operator inside the vehicle body W to confirm safety, the horizontally moving cylinder unit 20
The horizontal moving body 14 moves to the opposite side of the body 13 with respect to the flow direction of the vehicle body by the actuation operation of
The work receiving portion 16a is inserted into the vehicle body W. Then, the worker inside the vehicle body W receives the sunroof unit assembly S on the work receiving portion 16a, sets it at a predetermined position, and starts the mounting work.

Then, as shown in FIG. 8, when the setting of the sunroof unit assembly S is completed, the operator confirms safety and operates the retreat switch of the horizontally moving cylinder unit 20 to retreat the horizontally movable body 14, and as shown in FIG. As shown in FIG. 9, the work holder 16 is pulled out of the vehicle body W.
Of course, during each of the steps described above, the synchronous traveling body 2 continuously travels in synchronization with the flow of the vehicle body W. Then, when the work holder 16 is pulled out of the vehicle body W, the operator presses the completion button. Then, the work holder 16 automatically returns to the mounting position of the sunroof unit assembly S, and at the same time, the contact body 18 rises and returns to the original position, and mounting of the next sunroof unit assembly S is started. When the mounting is completed, the carry-in operation for the next vehicle body W is repeated from the state shown in FIG.

According to the above-described procedure, the sunroof unit assembly S can be always carried into the vehicle body W accurately in a fixed posture. Further, the above-mentioned device is provided with a changeover switch which can correspond to a plurality of models, and for example, the descending stroke amount of the work holder 16 can be made different depending on the model.

Further, since the synchronous running body 2 can be moved between the position just above the assembly line R and the position outside the assembly line R by the traversing body 4, it is safe to maintain the position outside the assembly line R for maintenance. It can also be used as a mounting position for the sunroof unit assembly S if necessary.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment. Those having substantially the same configuration as those described in the claims of the present invention and exhibiting the same operation and effect belong to the technical scope of the present invention. For example, the specific configuration of the driving means is arbitrary.

[0030]

As described above, the sunroof unit assembly transport apparatus according to the present invention is provided with a synchronous traveling body which is synchronously driven in accordance with the flow of the vehicle body when the sunroof unit assembly is carried into the vehicle body flowing through the assembly line. The synchronous traveling body is provided with a horizontally movable body that can move horizontally and a work holder that can be moved up and down, and the sun roof unit assembly is carried in by the work holder, so that the labor of the worker can be reduced. Moreover, it can always be carried in exactly in a fixed posture. Also, the sunroof unit assembly mounted on the work holder,
If the vehicle is carried into the vehicle body from the front of the vehicle body, the vehicle can be carried in the same posture as the mounting posture, and the subsequent mounting work and the like can be facilitated. In addition, if the synchronous traveling body can be moved laterally with respect to the assembly line, various operations such as maintenance can be performed safely.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a sunroof unit assembly transfer device according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view as seen from the direction of line A in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a side view of the same.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing the relative positions of various driving parts of the apparatus.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of a horizontal moving body.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a state in which the work holder is lowered after starting synchronous running.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a state in which the work holder is inserted into the vehicle body.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a state in which the setting of the sunroof unit assembly is completed.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a state where the work holder is pulled out of the vehicle body.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 ... synchronous running body, 4 ... horizontal body, 8 ... synchronous cylinder unit, 14 ... horizontal moving body, 16 ... work holder, 16a ...
Work receiving part, 20 ... horizontal moving cylinder unit, 24 ...
Elevating cylinder unit, R: assembly line, S: sunroof unit assembly, W: vehicle body.

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A transfer device for carrying a sunroof unit assembly into a vehicle body flowing on an assembly line,
A synchronous traveling body that runs in parallel with the assembly line while maintaining a predetermined relative position in synchronization with the vehicle body from a point in time when the vehicle body flows to a predetermined position, and is provided on the synchronous traveling body and can be horizontally moved by horizontal driving means A horizontal moving body, and a work holder provided on the horizontal moving body and capable of moving up and down by means of elevating means, wherein a sunroof unit assembly is mounted on the work holding body and carried into the vehicle body. Sunroof unit assembly transfer device. 2. The sunroof unit assembly transport device according to claim 1, wherein the sunroof unit assembly mounted on the work holder is carried into the vehicle body from the front of the vehicle body. apparatus. 3. The sunroof unit assembly transport device according to claim 1, wherein the synchronous traveling body is movable in a lateral direction with respect to the assembly line. Transport device.