WO2008119437A2

WO2008119437A2 - Method for producing an integrable module used as a duct for guiding substances, and integrable module

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Publication number: WO2008119437A2
Application number: PCT/EP2008/001866
Authority: WO
Inventors: Uwe Kaufmann
Original assignee: Meteor Gummiwerke K.H. Bädje GmbH & Co. KG
Priority date: 2007-03-29
Filing date: 2008-03-08
Publication date: 2008-10-09
Also published as: WO2008119437A3; WO2008119437A9; DE102007015114A1; EP2132027A2

Abstract

The invention relates to an integrable module (7) designed as an element of a water evacuation line of a channel in a roof region of a vehicle, said module consisting of a tube (9) operating as a duct, consisting of an elastomer material and inserted into a rigid receiving shell (8) consisting of a thermoplastic material. The receiving shell (8) is follows the form of a pre-defined spatial curve determined by the provided assembly point in the vehicle, and binding points are provided at least on the ends of the integrable module (7). Said binding points are defined and oriented in such a way as to be fixed to prepared parts of the bodywork of the vehicle and to co-operate with the handling elements of a production robot. The invention is advantageous in that the vehicle producer is provided with a structural element which is directly adapted to its purpose in the vehicle and can be used in an assembly step.

Description

DESCRIPTION

Method for producing a plug-in module usable as a media line and installation module

The invention relates to methods according to the preambles of claims 1, 3, 7 and 8. It further relates to a usable as a media line installation module, which can be produced by one of these methods.

For use as a media line usable built-in modules are in the vehicle area in many forms and at different locations in use. Only by way of example, attention should be drawn to fuel, coolant or water pipes. These built-in modules should reliably fulfill the task assigned to them within the framework of the vehicle enterprise and be able to be produced cost-effectively, whereby questions of the assembly technology to be used are also of importance. In addition, for the rational organization of the assembly steps on the vehicle, the suitability of these modules for interaction with automated, e.g. robotic manufacturing systems are becoming increasingly important. This relates to the built-in modules as such, but also with these cooperating with the mounting portions of a vehicle body.

To illustrate the drainage of the roof area of a vehicle, in particular the gutter surrounding the roof side, for a sunroof opening of the roof structure connecting nipples are regularly provided on this, which are used to connect flexible, eg along the A-pillar fixed hoses. Hoses and receptacles are preassembled on body parts and passed through a KTL bath. The components then pass through a hot runner, whereupon heating takes place to about 195 ° C. with a throughput time of 0.75 h. Subsequently, the assembly of the pre-assembled components takes place. The assembly of the hoses to the body follows a curved course and its course must be created with the proviso that there is a secure attachment, while avoiding any, adjusting in the driving operation, for example caused by vibrations noises. In addition, care must be taken when laying the hose that it is not exposed to excessive curvature, which would bring with it the risk of collapse. The fulfillment of this latter requirement is often difficult and requires special measures in the field of hose required.

From DE 38 01 812 for binding to the nipple of the opening of a sunroof certain, made of rubber or plastic, produced in an extrusion process tube is known to avoid driving-related noise on the outside with an arrangement of several, a spacer function fulfilling webs is provided. These effect at the same time a stiffening of the profile and reduce the risk of collapse. A comparable tube structure is known from EP 0 415 297.

The problem of stable cross-sections, so that the function is secured as a media line even when laying along curved paths is - applied to a heat and coolant hose - also known from DE 41 26 269. This known line consists of an inner, a media line function fulfilling inner tube, which is surrounded by a casting or spraying process with a formed of a material of high thermal conductivity hose wall whose cross section has a defined, intended for heat transfer planar contact surface. To increase the strength of the hose wall can also be reinforced by embedded in the substance wires.

From DE 39 39 714 it is also known to avoid collapsing a water drain hose, this inside with radially inwardly to provide extending ribs which spiral along the tube axis wound. A comparable hose is also known from DE 40 04 044, wherein such, extending within the flow cross-section webs also emanates a sound-penetration-inhibiting effect.

From DE 27 49 665 a further sound insulating flexible hose is known, which consists of an outer sheath of foam with a tissue located within the same, wherein the strength increase the tissue is supported on the inside by a spiral wire. A comparable, elastically flexible, intended for fluid transport, end-side equipped with connecting parts piping element is also known from DE 196 14 054. The latter consists of two, leaving a gap coaxially to one another, flexible, made of metal, rubber, or plastic hoses, within the interspace a stiffening acting, consisting of spirally wound wire insert is arranged.

All of the above-mentioned drainage hoses require an adapted assembly technique in order to reliably connect them at their ends and between them to a vehicle body, that is, to meet all operational requirements. Thus, it is known in the Applicant's house to use slotted, made of a foam receiving body for mounting a water drainage hose, which are connected to the dimensions of the desired course of the line with body parts. Due to the position of the receiving body thus the spatial course of the water drainage line is determined. Both the mounting of the receiving body to the body parts as well as the insertion of the tube in this receiving body done manually. These receiving body serve in addition to the attachment and the suppression of transmission of structure-borne noise between the hose and the body parts. However, this assembly technique is associated with a considerable labor cost. Overall, it has been found that the upcoming assembly techniques available as recessed modules for the roof area of a vehicle are not adequately suited for use in robotic assembly lines, particularly with regard to the nature of their connection to associated body panels which are relatively complicated to perform However, in view of the fact that the final spatial profile of the water drain line is determined by the vehicle manufacturer side by the location of said receiving body.

It is against this background the object of the invention to design a method for producing such a built-in module, which is suitable in a simple, economically viable construction in comparison to the above-mentioned prior art, in particular for use on automated production lines. The manufactured

Production module should be designed simplified in particular with regard to its fastening technology and be suitable for such inexpensive to be displayed production. This problem is solved in such a method alternatively by the features of the characterizing parts of claims 1, 3, 7 and 8.

It is essential for all of these four variants of the method that a component prepared for assembly is provided for the vehicle manufacturer, which component has a rigid curvature profile adapted to its defined application, along the same with one or more

Connection points that are conceptually adapted to the capabilities of a production robot. It is also essential that the installation module that can be produced in this way in any case consists of a hose, thus a flexible component, which receives a rigid curvature course by certain measures, which measures in a receiving tray or a metallic or made of a thermoplastic material, plastically deformable reinforcement or the like. This means that the material used to make the hose used, suitable for use as a media line suitable material for use as a built-in module, both the material and the other structure of the hose, for example, within the same internals can be maintained, which not only its structural strength against collapse but also its ability to suppress airborne sound transmission are favorably influenced. In other words, a conventional hose can be used. The rigidity of the built-in module is an essential prerequisite for a robot-suitable usability, which is known to require a defined spatial position of this component in the automated assembly-based handling.

In detail, a built-in module according to the features of the characterizing part of claim 1 can be prepared by first in a conventional manner, a tube is made, that in addition a receiving tray made and that in a further step, the hose is inserted into the receiving tray. In this case, the receiving tray directly forms the element of curvature determining the course of curvature of the module, this curvature being adapted to the intended use in a vehicle body, so that the tube acquires its intended course after insertion into the receiving tray. Both the hose and the receiving tray can be produced as continuous products by means of extrusion, wherein the connection of the hose with the receiving tray can be done by gluing or mechanically by clamping, latching and the like.

The receiving tray can be manufactured according to the features of claim 2 as a molded part, which thus directly by the shaping process, for. B. injection molding receives its final shape.

A built-in module can be prepared in accordance with the characterizing part of claim 3 by way of coextrusion of a tube and a strip-shaped component, wherein the strip-shaped component of a thermoplastic material, eg. B. consists of PA and thus is subsequently plastically deformable under the influence of heat. The subsequent plastic deformation of this component takes place with regard to the representation of the desired spatial curvature of the built-in module.

The subsequent plastic deformation of said component can be created according to the features of claim 4 with regard to the representation of a receiving tray for the hose. Depending on the material properties of the materials used for the hose and the component, a shaping of hose and receiving tray can also be combined by way of coextrusion.

A coextrusion of the strip-shaped component and the hose can in principle be carried out without the use of a special binding material. However, according to the features of claims 5 and 6, it is particularly advantageous to use a special binding material which is adapted to the materials used in each case for the strip-shaped component and the hose, thus resulting in a particularly reliable connection between the two materials. As a binding material for improving a composite effect between thermoplastics on the one hand and elastomers such on the basis of EPDM (ethylene / propylene-diene terpolymer) into consideration, especially blends of EPDM with PP (polypropylene), PE (polyethylene), PS (Polystyrene), PIB (polyisobutylene), PES (polyester), CR (chloroprene rubber), SBR (elastomeric copolymers of styrene and butadiene), polyoctenamers or admixtures of epoxy resins based on TPE (thermoplastic elastomer), e.g. As PP / EPDM or SEBS or blends with polypropylene primer.

The production of a built-in module according to the invention can also take place in accordance with the features of claims 7 and 8 in that an existing elastomeric tube by extrusion with the involvement of either a metallic reinforcement or other, subsequently plastically deformable, for example, from a thermoplastic factory fabric existing reinforcement is produced. In both cases forms a, integrated in the hose material Armierungskörper, z. B. a wire, the structure, the shape of the curvature between the endpoints of the built-in module is ultimately determined, the production is carried out first in a first step by way of extrusion and wherein in a second step, depending on the material properties of the integrated reinforcement a plastic deformation takes place to represent the dependent on the particular application of the built-in module spatial curvature.

The aforementioned manufacturing method for a built-in module, which consists essentially of a flexible hose and a supporting structure, namely a receiving tray or a reinforcement, can be extended in many ways by e.g. At the end points of the built-in module or in accordance with arbitrarily specifiable locations between the end points, attachment points in the form of fastening straps or comparable functional elements are sprayed onto them, which serve for attachment to parts of a body.

According to the features of claim 9, a conventional hose can be used in the context of the built-in module, z. As such, its internal structure with a view to improving the structural strength, in particular the resistance to collapse in the case of laying along small radii of curvature. In that regard, recourse can be had to known techniques.

It is also the object of the invention to design a built-in module, which has a simple structure, in particular with respect to a suitability in robotic production lines is created and preferably by the inventive method according to one of claims 1, 3, 7 or 8 can be produced. This object is achieved with such a built-in module by the features of the characterizing part of claim 10. For the vehicle manufacturer, a component is provided in this way, which is designed specifically with regard to concerns of assembly technology out and makes the least possible use of manual activity required. It is a rigid, adapted to a certain predetermined vehicle typical installation situation, characterized by a corresponding curve shape component, which is just because of this property suitable for handling by robotic manufacturing. In principle, such a component can be used in different types of media lines in the vehicle sector, for. As water, coolant, lubricant, fuel lines, etc., wherever the problem of a reduction of expensive, manual activity in the final assembly is.

The installation module according to the invention regularly consists of a hose which is used according to the features of claim 11 in a rigid receiving tray. Due to the shape of this shell, the spatial, specific to the installation situation curvature is factually determined.

The receiving tray which extends along at least a part of the length of the hose according to the features of claim 12 is further equipped according to the features of claim 13 with at least one fixing point for fixing the hose in the receiving tray. Practically, this attachment point can be applied in the manner of a catch, which causes a releasable receiving the hose at this point and its fixation. The number of attachment points given in this way may be provided in accordance with defined distances along the receiving tray, so that in each case a reliable, vibration and in particular rattling noise suppressing fixation of the hose is given.

The features of claims 14 to 17 are directed to material variants of the hose. Each of these materials or material groups can used equally here. The tube may be made of a moss or soft rubber based on EPDM ₁ SBR, CR or the like hereafter. The hose may be made from blends based on EPDM, SBR ₁ polyoctenamer, NBR (acrylonitrile-butadiene rubber) or the like. The hose can also be made of TPE ₁ z. SIS (styrene / isoprene / styrene triblock copolymer), SBS (styrene / butadiene / styrene triblock copolymer), SEBS (styrene / ethylene / butadiene / styrene block copolymer). Finally, the hose can also be made of an elastomer alloy or an alloy of thermoplastic materials such. B. on the basis of TPO (thermoplastic polyolefin elastomer) exist.

The features of claims 18 to 19 are directed to material variations of the receiving tray. This consists in each case of a plastic which is subsequently plastically deformable and has a sufficient rigidity under ambient temperatures to support the hose. By way of example these may be PPE (polyphenylene ether), PE, PIB, PS, PA (polyamide), PC (polycarbonate), PETP (polyethylene terephthalate), POM (polyoxymethylene), PES, PPC (chlorinated polypropylene) or PVP (polyvinylpyrrolidone)

According to the features of claims 20 to 22, the material of the receiving tray is provided for further strength and rigidity increases with a fiber reinforcement.

The installation module is equipped according to the features of claims 23 to 26 with connection points, which are intended for mounting on associated body parts. These can be located, for example, at the opposite ends of the installation module, in particular the receiving tray - but it can also be provided in addition, further connection points between the ends. Essential for the structural design of these connection points is that the movements required for their assembly on the body are simply applied and accessible for handling by manufacturing robots. The features of claim 27 are directed to a specific embodiment of an attachment point of the receiving tray, via which a positive fixing of the hose is given. However, this mechanical fixation of the hose is to be understood merely as an example and other types of connection, for example by gluing or comparable cohesive connections may be considered.

It can be seen on the basis of the above explanations that in the inventive installation module an element which can be used, for example, as a water drainage line for the roof area of a vehicle is made available to a line, during the assembly of which manual operations are reduced to a minimum. It can be made available to the vehicle manufacturer in a ready-to-install, adapted to a given application, in particular curvature condition, which is created in particular with regard to a robotic manufacturing out. After a structurally and materially essentially conventional hose can be used, a pipe conceived in this sense is characterized by a high degree of safety with respect to collapsing and reduced sound transmission capability.

The invention will be explained in more detail below with reference to the exemplary embodiments shown schematically in the drawings. Show it:

Figure 1 is a partial perspective view of the sunroof area of a motor vehicle.

FIG. 2 shows a perspective view of a built-in module according to the invention in a view; FIG.

Fig. 3 is a perspective partial view of an element of the module of FIG. 2; 4 shows a partial sectional view of the connection region of a module according to the invention in a plane IV-IV of FIG. 1;

5 is a partial perspective view of an end portion of a receiving tray used to guide a water drain hose.

6 is a partial perspective view of the receiving tray of Figure 5 with inserted water drain hose ..;

Fig. 7 is a partial sectional view of the connection portion of a water drain hose according to an assignable to the prior art embodiment.

1, the roof area of the body shell of a motor vehicle is designated in FIG. 1, the opening 2 of which is closed by a sunroof 3. The boundary of the opening 2 is surrounded by a channel 4. The channel 4 forms part of the structural components of the sliding roof, which are mounted on a module frame, not shown in the drawing. This is located below the channel 4 and is provided with at least one, located at the point 5, thus directly the A-pillar 6 area with a, not graphically shown in Fig. 1 connection for a water drain line. The sunroof 3 is in the usual way between one, the opening 1 closing and a position releasing this displaced, but what will not be discussed in detail below.

In any case, the water drain line is passed through the A-pillar 6 and will be described in more detail below. However, the application of the subject invention is not limited to the A-pillar and the water drain line can equally be installed in the C-pillar or other comparable locations. The water drainage line according to the invention is designed as a built-in module 7 and shown by way of example in FIG. This installation module 7 consists essentially of a receiving tray 8, in which a tube 9 is inserted and held in this in a suitable manner. At the ends of this built-in module 7 are respectively connecting parts 10, 11, which serve the connection of the built-in module 7 to such associated parts of the vehicle body, with which together the built-in module 7 forms a complete water drain line in the installed state.

It is essential that the receiving tray 8 has sufficient rigidity, thus adapted to a structurally predetermined, vehicle-characteristic installation situation and gives the inserted into it and connected to her hose 9 a predetermined curvature. The installation module 7 is due to these properties suitable to be mounted using automated robots in automated production lines, as its spatial history due to production due to the rigid receiving tray 8 and thus an automated handling without the risk of collision with other structural parts of the body is accessible.

As can be seen in particular in FIG. 3, the receiving tray 8 consists essentially of a cross-sectionally U-shaped structure whose dimensions are adapted to those of the hose 9. In particular, the latter should abut substantially free of play on the inner sides of the receiving tray 8. This is - seen in the longitudinal direction - provided in accordance with preferably uniform distances with spring tongues 12, 13, which are designed as wall elements of the receiving tray 8, shell-shaped adjoin the structure of the water drain hose 9 and at their free ends to a longitudinal direction of the receiving tray 8 extending gap 14 are spaced from each other. The wall thickness of the spring tongues 12, 13 and the width of the gap 14 are selected in conjunction with the choice of the material of the receiving tray with the proviso that the hose 9 under elastic deflection of the spring tongues 12, 13 in the Aufauf 8 cup and pressed under the action of the spring tongues 12, 13 springing back into their initial position is elastically fixed, if necessary under low pretension.

The distances of each formed by a pair of such spring tongues 12, 13 attachment points 15 along the mounting module 7 are certainly applied with regard to a reliable fixation of the water drain hose 9, so that the installation module 7 can be handled as a one-piece component.

16 is a radially inwardly extending from the inside of the tube 9, in the longitudinal direction of helically wound web denotes, secured by the stiffness of the tube 9, in particular in the case of laying in accordance with small radii of curvature and collapse is avoided. Instead of a plurality of such webs 16 - in uniform circumferential distribution - be provided whose maximum radial extent, for example, can correspond to a value of the inner diameter, so that is subdivided in this case by the web of the flow cross-section into two separable spaces. However, webs with smaller radial extensions also come into consideration, for example of the order of magnitude only of the value of a radius of the inner cross section.

To explain the nature and the mode of action of the connection part 10, reference will first be made in the following to a state of the art according to FIG. 7 that represents this area of a comparable water drainage line. 7, the connection region located at the point 5 (FIG. 1) is reproduced in detail, according to which the edge gap seal 4 is provided at a lower region with a connection nipple 17, to which a connection tube 18 is attached.

With a body panel 19 is designated, in its bore 20 is provided at its end with a flange 21 provided with water drainage hose 22 or is knotted. The flange 21 facing the end of the connecting hose 18 is in the region of the flange 21 with the water drain hose 22 in a continuous connection, so that, starting from the edge gap seal 4 to the end 23 shown the water drain hose 22 results in a continuous cable. This line extends from the edge gap seal 4 on the body panel 19 to a, an orderly disposal of entrained water enabling opposite end along other, not shown in the drawing body sections, regularly along a curved path whose course is predetermined by fasteners which are to be attached manually to the bodywork.

Characteristic of this known embodiment of a water drain are thus numerous, manually executed activities, all of which relate to the attachment of the water drain hose - here in the area of the A-pillar - which are associated with a considerable installation effort. This concerns the attachment of said fasteners, the insertion of the water drain hose in these fasteners and the end-side connection of the hose, for example, on the body part 19, a Einknöpfvorgang that is relatively complicated.

In this case, particular attention must be paid to the fact that there are no excessive curvatures depending on the specific design of the line course and that excessive vibrations that also impair the attachment state of the water drain hose can occur during operation of the vehicle. The vehicle manufacturer therefore has a considerable share of activities to be performed only manually.

The fixing of the position of the hose 9 according to the invention is in contrast taken over by the receiving shell 8 shown globally in FIG. 2, in which the hose 9 is held by means of the fixing points 15 there. To explain a possible embodiment of a connection part 10 according to the invention, reference is made below to the drawing figures 4 to 6.

The receiving tray 8 ends at its, the connection part 10 facing the end in a manifold, which in turn ends at a flange 24. Incidentally, the flange 24, like the receiving tray 8, is designed as a substantially U-shaped open structure. The flange 24 is provided with, for example, three through holes 25 which can be used for fastening purposes. The entire system of provided with the through holes 25 flange 24 is used in addition to fastening purposes and the interaction with the manipulation organs of a production robot and is particularly adapted to its movement possibilities. The flange 24 can be formed, for example, in an injection process and connected to the receiving tray 8.

The inserted into the receiving tray 8 hose 9 is provided at the end with an annular flange 26 which rests in the assembled state of tube 9 and receiving tray 8 on the top 27 of the flange 24 and in this way contributes to the positional fixation of the tube 9 within the receiving tray 8.

As can be seen Fig. 4, a prepared in this sense installation module 7 consisting of the hose 9 and the receiving tray 8 is determined to be fastened with the cooperation of the flange 24 sealingly on the facing side of the body panel 19, so that the hose 9 with the Bore 20 of the body panel 19 forms a continuous flow cross-section. The securing of the flange 24 to the body panel 19 can be made for example by means of screw 28.

It can be seen that, in departure from the prior art explained with reference to FIG. 7, the assembly of the tube 9 takes place from only one side of the body panel 19 and in particular does not occur with a tie-in. gear is connected. In particular, due to this property, the installation module 7 according to the invention is suitable for use in an automated production line.

The connection region 11 opposite the connection region 10 can be designed in a similar manner and is likewise suitable for an automated production line.

It is particularly advantageous that the installation module 7 can be made available as an assembly to the vehicle manufacturer as part of an assembly step, so that costly manual activities can be reduced to a considerable extent at this point. After the spatial curvature of the built-in module 7 is predetermined by the rigid receiving tray 8, after fixing to one of the flanges 24, the position of the built-in module 7 in the room otherwise determined and can be considered accordingly without a risk of collision with other pre-assembled modules for a program-controlled manufacturing mode become. The advantages given with the installation module 7 thus come into their own, in particular on the side of the vehicle manufacturer during assembly.

Claims

1. A method for producing a usable as a media line in the vehicle area built-in module (7) having a between two, flow cross-sections having predetermined curvature, characterized in that one, in accordance with the predetermined course of curvature formed rigid receiving tray (8) is made that a Insertion into the receiving tray (8) certain, a media line function fulfilling hose (9) is produced and that the hose (9) for the purpose of representation of the built-in module (7) in the receiving tray (8) is used.

2. The method according to claim 1, characterized in that the receiving shell (8) is produced as a molded part.

3. A method for producing a usable as a media line in the vehicle area built-in module (7) with a between two, flow cross-sections having predetermined curvature, characterized in that a, fulfilling a media line function, consisting of an elastomeric material hose (9) and one of a thermoplastic Material existing strip-shaped component by way of coextrusion produced and connected to each other, and that said, with the hose (9) in connection standing component for the purpose of representing a rigid according to the predetermined course of curvature installation module (7) is plastically deformed.

4. The method according to claim 3, characterized in that the said strip-shaped component is plastically deformed for the purpose of displaying a receiving tray for the hose (9).

5. The method according to claim 3 or 4, characterized in that between the said strip-shaped member and the hose (9) a binding material is used.

6. The method according to claim 5, characterized in that as binding material such is used based on EPDM and / or TPE.

7. A method for producing a usable as a media line in the vehicle area built-in module (7) with a between two, flow cross-sections having predetermined Krϋmmungsverlauf, characterized in that a, fulfilling a media line function, consisting of an elastomeric tube (9) with the involvement of a metallic reinforcement is produced by means of extrusion, and that the hose (9) equipped in this way is plastically deformed for the purpose of displaying a rigid built-in module (7) in accordance with the predetermined course of curvature.

8. A method for producing a usable as a media line in the vehicle area built-in module with a between two, flow cross-sections having predetermined curvature, characterized in that one, a media line function fulfilling, consisting of an elastomeric tube is made by incorporating a thermoplastic reinforcement by way of extrusion , And that the thus equipped hose is plastically deformed for the purpose of displaying a rigid built-in module (7) in accordance with the predetermined course of curvature.

9. The method according to any one of the preceding claims 1 to 8, characterized in that as a hose (9) such with at least one, whose structural strength improving inner web (16) is used.

10. For use as a media line in the vehicle area usable built-in module (7), produced in particular by a method according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized by a predetermined between two predetermined, each flow cross-connecting points spatially predetermined rigid

Curvature course, wherein said attachment points are determined and set up at least as attachment areas for connection to elements of a vehicle structure.

11. Installation module (7) according to claim 10, characterized in that the

Installation module (7) consists of a hose (9) which is inserted into a rigid receiving tray (8).

12. Installation module (7) according to claim 10 or 11, characterized in that the receiving tray (8) along at least part of the

Length of the hose (9) extends.

13. Installation module (7) according to any one of claims 10 to 12, characterized in that the receiving tray (8) with at least one, for fixing the hose (9) certain attachment point (15) is equipped.

14. Installation module (7) according to any one of claims 10 to 13, characterized in that the hose (9) consists of a sponge rubber or a soft rubber such as EPDM, SBR, CR.

15. Installation module (7) according to any one of claims 10 to 13, characterized in that the hose consists of blends based on EPDM, SBR, Polyoctenamer and / or NBR.

16. Installation module (7) according to any one of claims 10 to 13, characterized in that the tube consists of TPE, for example SEBS, SBS or SIS.

17. Installation module (7) according to any one of claims 10 to 13, characterized in that the hose consists of an elastomer alloy or of an alloy of thermoplastic materials.

18. Installation module (7) according to any one of the preceding claims 10 to 17, characterized in that the receiving tray (8) consists of a plastic.

19. Installation module (7) according to claim 18, characterized in that the

Receiving tray (8) made of a thermoplastic material such as PPE, PE, PIB, PS, PA, PC, PETP, POM, PES, PPC or PVP or PBT (poly (butylene terephthalate)) consists.

20. Installation module (7) according to claim 18 or 19, characterized in that the material of the receiving tray (8) is reinforced with fibers.

21. Installation module (7) according to claim 20, characterized in that said material is reinforced with fibers of inorganic nature such as glass, silicon, or other mineral fibers.

22. Installation module (7) according to claim 20, characterized in that said material is reinforced with fibers of organic type such as polymer or carbon fibers.

23. Installation module (7) according to one of the preceding claims 10 to

22, characterized in that a connection point is formed by a flange (24).

24. Installation module (7) according to one of the preceding claims 10 to

23, characterized in that each connection point is formed with respect to an interaction with the manipulation organs of a robot-mounted mounting device.

25. Installation module (7) according to any one of the preceding claims 10 to 24, characterized by at least two spaced apart along the same connection points.

26. Installation module (7) according to any one of claims 23 to 25, characterized in that the flange (24) is a structural element of the receiving tray (8).

27. Installation module (7) according to one of the preceding claims 13 to

26, characterized in that an attachment point (15) by a paired arrangement of two opposing, elastically deflectable clamping elements such as spring tongues (12, 13) is shown.