JP2001025929A - Jig locating device for car body panel - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate the fitting to various panels in a jig locating device for positioning the working position of a car body panel by providing a plurality of tubes vertically moved by pneumatic pressure on a support base to be vertically moved, and protruding and recessing the tubes in conformation to the profile surface of the car body panel. SOLUTION: In the working of a car body panel 19, pneumatic pressure is supplied to the air injection port 121 of a jig locating device to lower a plurality of tubes 16 slidably fitted to a plurality of round bars 15 fixed to a fixed plate 13 by a prescribed length. Thereafter, a support base 11 is lowered until all the tubes 16 reach the car body panel 19 located on the lower side to reproduce the profile of the car body panel 19 by the contact of the tubes 16.... A cylinder 18 is then operated in this state, the tubes 16... are fixed in the protruding and recessed position by the forward movement of a moving plate 17 to lay the jig locating device in usable state, and the support base 11 is vertically moved to position the car body panel 19 by the tubes 16....

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a dig locating device for a panel of a vehicle body, and more particularly, to positioning of a processing position of the panel during the operation of processing the panel of the vehicle body irrespective of the shape of the panel of the vehicle body. The present invention relates to a diglocating device for a panel of a vehicle body which can be applied.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, a vehicle body includes a chassis on which an underbody portion is mounted, a frame for supporting a transmitted load and a reaction force at an axle, a door and a fender which are main components of a portion on which a person rides. , And a body to which an interior part such as a seat is mounted.

The body of a vehicle is composed of various panel members, for example, a door panel, an instrument panel, a side panel, a cowl side panel, a hood panel, a trunk lid panel, a roof panel, a quarter panel, and the like. Generally have different shapes.

[0004] Accordingly, in order to machine a vehicle body panel having a complicated cross-sectional shape, a diglocating device for performing machining positioning is required. As a conventional device for performing processing positioning of a body panel during a body panel processing operation,
A diglocating device of the type shown in FIG. 1 can be mentioned.

The conventional diglocating device shown in FIG. 1 is composed of a support base (1) formed to be vertically movable, a bracket (2) formed below the support base (1), and a bracket (2). A locator (3) which is firmly connected to 2) with a bolt, and a jig (4) formed at the lowermost end of the locator (3) so as to have the same contour as the panel (5) to be located. A separate jig is supported below the panel (5) to be processed.

In the conventional jig locator thus constructed, when processing the panel (5), the jig (4) is moved from the upper side of the panel (5) to the lower side in order to perform processing positioning of the panel (5). The panel (5) is lowered to perform processing positioning. That is, when the support base (1) is lowered with the panel (5) positioned below the jig (4), the locate (3) formed below the support base (1) moves in conjunction with the lower. I do. In short, the jig (4) fits the panel (5) while performing processing positioning of the panel (5) to be processed.

[0007]

By the way, in the conventional jig locating device, a jig (4) machined in the same shape as the panel (5) to be located is formed at the lower end of the locating (3). Therefore, there is a problem that locating cannot be performed for panels having different shapes.

In other words, conventionally, when processing a panel, it is necessary to prepare a locating part on which a jig corresponding to the shape of each panel is mounted.
One locating device cannot be applied to two or more vehicle panels. Multiple vehicles require multiple locates and jigs. For this reason, the investment cost of peripheral equipment rises remarkably due to the heavy equipment, and the jigs and locates once manufactured cannot be applied to other types of vehicles. there were.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned various problems, and an object of the present invention is to make it possible to perform processing and positioning of a panel irrespective of the shape of the panel of a vehicle body. It can be used repeatedly at the point where the equipment was invested in the future, even if the vehicle type is changed, so there is no need to reinvest it, and it is possible to save costs and shorten the mass production schedule. An object of the present invention is to provide a diglocating device for a panel of a vehicle body, which reduces investment costs for peripheral equipment.

[0010]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention is directed to a support base which can be moved up and down, and an air injection device formed below the support base and one side thereof. An upper plate having an inlet formed therein and having an air groove communicated with the air inlet formed on a lower surface thereof, and a plurality of upper plates connected to a lower side of the upper plate to communicate with the air groove of the upper plate. A fixing plate in which a fixing hole is drilled, a side plate formed so as to face down to four sides of the fixing plate, and a fixing plate which is inserted and fixed in a fixing hole formed in the fixing plate and is perpendicular to the fixing plate. In the direction, the inside of which is connected to a plurality of round bars provided with air transfer holes and the outside of the round bars so as to be able to move up and down by air pressure supplied through the round bars. , Which contact along the contour of the lower panel and maintain the same shape as the panel A moving plate formed inside one of the side plates so as to be able to move forward and backward so that the tube can be pushed out, and a locking groove formed in an intermediate portion thereof; Is formed on the outside of the side plate where the piston is formed, and a piston that reciprocates by hydraulic pressure supplied from the outside is formed at the center end thereof. And a formed cylinder.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS One embodiment according to the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to FIGS. In the drawings, reference numeral 11 denotes a support that can move up and down. An upper plate (12) is formed below the support (11), and one side of the upper plate (12) is formed. An air inlet (121) through which air flows in from the outside is formed, and an air groove (122) communicating with the air inlet (121) is widely formed in a lower surface thereof. An air tube drawn from an air pump (not shown) is connected to the air inlet (121).

A round bar (15) is provided below the upper plate (12).
A plurality of fixing holes for drilling the holes are formed. The fixing holes are formed so as to communicate with the air grooves (122) formed in the upper plate (12), and the air inlet ( 121) so that the air that has flowed in can move downward through the fixing holes. A fixed length side plate (1) is provided on all four sides of the fixed plate (13).
4) is formed so as to face downward.
4) supports the tube (16).

On the other hand, in the fixing hole, a plurality of round bars (15) having an air moving hole (151) formed therein.
Are inserted, but locking portions (152, 153) protrude from the upper and lower end portions of the round bar (15), respectively. Thereby, the round bar (15) is connected to the upper locking portion (1).
52) is hung in the fixing hole, so that it is hung vertically with respect to the fixing plate (13).

The round bar (15) includes the round bar (15).
The tube (16) is coupled to be able to move up and down by air pressure supplied through the tube (16).
The lower end is closed at its lower end, and an elastic pin (161) is formed at the upper end to firmly grip the outer peripheral surface of the round bar (15). The tube (16) is provided with an air moving hole (15) of the round bar (15) through the air groove (122) when the air pressure introduced through the air inlet (121).
When descending along 1), the air pressure causes the tubes 16 to descend and become parallel.

Reference numeral 17 denotes a movable plate (17) formed to be able to move forward and backward inside an arbitrary side plate (14) among the side plates (14), and is provided at an intermediate portion of the movable plate (17). Is formed with a locking groove (171).

The side plate (1) on which the moving plate (17) is formed.
A cylinder (18) having a piston (181) reciprocating by hydraulic pressure supplied from the outside is formed outside of (4), and the piston (18) of the cylinder (18) is formed.
The terminal portion of (1) is connected to the locking groove (171) of the moving plate (17), and when the piston (181) reciprocates, the moving plate (17) advances toward the tube (16) while the tube (16) moves forward. ) Can be brought into close contact.

The diameter of the fixing hole (131) formed in the fixing plate (13) is slightly larger than that of the round bar (15) when the moving plate (17) moves forward to bring the tube (16) into close contact. It is preferable that the round bar (15) can further improve the close contact ratio of the tube (16) while moving forward by the amount of the play with the fixing hole (131).

When processing the vehicle body panel (19), as shown in FIG. 2, the vehicle body panel (19) is present in a state of being seated on another jig, and
The diglocating device of the present invention for performing the processing positioning of 9) is located at the upper end of the vehicle body panel (19).

Next, the operation of the present invention will be described. When processing the vehicle body panel (19), the vehicle body panel (19) comes to be located below the digrolocating device. When the air pressure supplied from the air pump flows through the air inlet (121) in the initial state, the air pressure is supplied to the round bar (15) through the air groove (122) and the fixing hole, and then the moving hole is moved. (1
51) to the tube (16).

When air pressure is supplied to the tube (16), the tube (16) descends by air pressure. At this time, an elastic pin (161) formed at the upper end of the tube (16) is rounded. The rod (15) is lowered until it is locked by a locking portion (153) formed on the lower side, and after the tube (16) is lowered to the lowermost end, the round bar (15) is continuously supplied by air pressure. 15) and the tube (16) are suspended vertically.

FIG. 2 shows that the tube (16) has been lowered to the lowermost end of the round bar (15) and has been aligned as described above. When the support (11) is lowered with all the tubes (16) aligned, all structures formed on the support (11) are lowered,
When reaching the vehicle body panel (19) located on the lower side, the tube (16) contacting the vehicle body panel (19) is pushed upward in a state where the end portion thereof is in contact with the contour surface of the panel (19). And each tube (16)
Has the same shape as the contour surface of the vehicle body panel (19).

As described above, each tube (1
When the piston (181) of the cylinder (18) advances a predetermined distance in a state where 6) has the same shape as the contour surface of the vehicle body panel (19), the moving plate ( 17) pushes the aligned tube (16) and round bar (15) while moving forward.

When the moving plate (17) moves forward, the respective round bars (15) move by the amount of the play with the fixing holes, and the respective tubes (16) come into tight contact with each other. Thus, the tube (16) maintains the same shape as the contour surface of the vehicle body panel (19). Thus, the tube (16) is connected to the body panel (1).
If the same shape as that of the contour surface of 9) is used, when the same vehicle body panel is processed thereafter, the support stand (11) plays the role of a digroloc simply by moving up and down.

Further, the body panel (1) to be machined is
When the shape of 9) is changed, the above operation is repeated again, and the tube 16 is realigned and used in the same shape as the contour surface of the vehicle body panel of the new shape.

[0025]

As described above, according to the present invention, a plurality of tubes are formed on a vertically movable support base so as to be movable up and down by air pressure, and the tubes have the same shape as the contour surface of the vehicle body panel. In addition to the ability to fix the body panel for locating, if the shape of the body panel to be processed is changed, it is possible to align the tubes again and respond to the contour surface of the changed body panel By doing so, it becomes possible to perform the processing positioning of the panel regardless of the shape of the vehicle body panel. As a result, it is possible to return to the place where the initial capital investment was made and use it even if the vehicle type is changed later, eliminating the need for reinvestment, and thus reducing the cost and shortening the mass production schedule. It can be expected, and it has excellent effects such as a reduction in investment costs for peripheral equipment due to a reduction in product weight.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a conventional diglocating device.

FIG. 2 is a side sectional view showing the digrolocating device of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an operation state of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a bottom surface of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a partial cross-sectional view showing a round bar and a tube applied to the present invention in more detail.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 11 Support stand 12 Upper plate 13 Fixed plate 14 Side plate 15 Round bar 16 Tube 17 Moving plate 18 Cylinder 19 Panel 122 Air groove 151 Moving hole 152, 153 Locking portion 161 Elastic pin

Claims (4)

[Claims] A support base movable up and down, an air inlet formed on a lower side of the support base, and an air groove communicating with the air inlet formed on one side of the support base; An upper plate to be formed, a fixing plate coupled to a lower side of the upper plate and having a plurality of fixing holes formed therein for communicating with air grooves of the upper plate, and a downward direction in all directions of the fixing plate. A side plate formed on the fixing plate, a plurality of round rods which are inserted into fixing holes formed in the fixing plate and are suspended in a vertical direction with respect to the fixing plate, the inside of which is provided with an air transfer hole, It is connected to the outside of the round bar so as to be able to move up and down by the air pressure supplied through the round bar, and when the support is lowered, it contacts along the contour surface of the panel located below and comes in contact with the panel. A plurality of tubes that can maintain the shape of A movable plate formed so as to be able to move forward and backward inside one of the side plates and having a locking groove formed in an intermediate portion thereof, and a movable plate formed outside the side plate on which the movable plate is formed, A piston that reciprocates by hydraulic pressure supplied from the outside, and a terminal portion of the piston is constituted by a cylinder formed to be coupled to a locking groove of the moving plate. Diglocating device for panel. 2. The vehicle panel diglocating device according to claim 1, wherein locking portions (152, 153) are formed at upper and lower ends of the round bar (15), respectively. 3. The lower end portion of the tube is closed, and the upper end portion is formed with an elastic pin for tightly contacting the outer peripheral surface of the round bar, so that the tube is firmly connected to the round bar. 3. The diglocating device for a vehicle body panel according to claim 1, wherein 4. When the moving plate moves forward in a state where the fixing hole of the fixing plate is formed slightly larger than the diameter of the round bar and the tube is in close contact with the contour surface of the panel, the round bar forms an idler portion with the fixing hole. 2. The diglocating device for a vehicle body panel according to claim 1, wherein the tubes are loosely moved so that the tubes can firmly adhere to each other.