WO2017109557A1 - Chaîne de montage pour pièces de caisse de véhicules à moteur - Google Patents

Chaîne de montage pour pièces de caisse de véhicules à moteur Download PDF

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WO2017109557A1
WO2017109557A1 PCT/IB2015/059977 IB2015059977W WO2017109557A1 WO 2017109557 A1 WO2017109557 A1 WO 2017109557A1 IB 2015059977 W IB2015059977 W IB 2015059977W WO 2017109557 A1 WO2017109557 A1 WO 2017109557A1
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Carlo Paletto
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O.L.C.I. Engineering S.R.L.
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Priority to BR112018012501A priority patent/BR112018012501A2/pt
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23P—METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; COMBINED OPERATIONS; UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS
    • B23P21/00—Machines for assembling a multiplicity of different parts to compose units, with or without preceding or subsequent working of such parts, e.g. with programme control
    • B23P21/004—Machines for assembling a multiplicity of different parts to compose units, with or without preceding or subsequent working of such parts, e.g. with programme control the units passing two or more work-stations whilst being composed
    • B23P21/006—Machines for assembling a multiplicity of different parts to compose units, with or without preceding or subsequent working of such parts, e.g. with programme control the units passing two or more work-stations whilst being composed the conveying means comprising a rotating table
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23P—METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; COMBINED OPERATIONS; UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS
    • B23P21/00—Machines for assembling a multiplicity of different parts to compose units, with or without preceding or subsequent working of such parts, e.g. with programme control
    • B23P21/004—Machines for assembling a multiplicity of different parts to compose units, with or without preceding or subsequent working of such parts, e.g. with programme control the units passing two or more work-stations whilst being composed
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B23—MACHINE TOOLS; METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B23P—METAL-WORKING NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; COMBINED OPERATIONS; UNIVERSAL MACHINE TOOLS
    • B23P2700/00—Indexing scheme relating to the articles being treated, e.g. manufactured, repaired, assembled, connected or other operations covered in the subgroups
    • B23P2700/50—Other automobile vehicle parts, i.e. manufactured in assembly lines

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  • the present invention relates to an assembly line for motor vehicle bodywork components.
  • a preferred application of the invention is in the assembly of doors of motor vehicles, to which the following description refers but without any loss of generality.
  • a method for assembling the doors of motor vehicles known in the prior art consists of performing a series of operations in sequence along a production line, for example a series of mounting, tacking and welding operations.
  • Each of these lines usually comprises a plurality of stations in each of which at least one specific operation is performed, a plurality of handling robots configured to move the door from one station to another and, for each station, a plurality of work robots.
  • the door is fed to the station by a first handling robot, it undergoes the operations performed in the station by one or more work robots and is removed from the station by a second handling robot, which feeds it to the next station.
  • the purpose of the present invention is to provide a production line that overcomes the problems associated with the prior art system described above.
  • figure 1 is a diagram of a layout of a production line according to the invention.
  • figures 2a-2d are perspective views of a station of the production line in figure 1; and figure 3 is a graph illustrating the ratio of down times to operating times during a work cycle of the production line according to the invention.
  • a motor vehicle that extends along an axis A and comprises a handling section 2 located on one side with respect to the axis A and a work section 3 located on the opposite side of the axis A with respect to the handling section 2.
  • the production line 1 further comprises a number of n stations P, arranged in series along the axis A, in each of which one or more operations are performed, in particular welding operations.
  • the handling section 2 comprises, for each station P, a handling robot 5, preferably a robot of the pick and place type, configured to transfer the doors D between the station P and the next station.
  • the first handling robot 5 on the line is configured to pick up a door panel D 0 from a loading station (not illustrated) while the last handling robot 5 is configured to carry a finished door D n to an unloading station (not illustrated) .
  • the work section 3 comprises, for each station P, one or more work robots, configured to perform a given operation, for example welding robots 6, in said station.
  • Each welding robot 6 comprises its own welding tip dressing station 7. All of the work robots are arranged in the work section 3 of the assembly line 1, that is to say, on the opposite side of the axis A with respect to the handling robots 5.
  • Each station P comprises a table 10 that is able to rotate about a vertical axis B.
  • Figure 2a illustrates a first preferred embodiment of the table 10.
  • the table 10 basically comprises a central body 11 and a pair of arms 12 borne by the central body 11 and extending radially from said body on diametrically opposite sides.
  • the central body 11 comprises a fixed lower part 13 and a upper part 11a made to rotate with respect to the lower part lib about a vertical axis B by an actuator 13, by means of a conventional transmission that is not illustrated.
  • the upper part 11a is substantially a prism with an axis B, with four main faces 11c, parallel to one another in pairs, in which there are respective holes 15, facing and coaxial with one another in pairs.
  • Each arm 12 comprises a shaft 16 extending from an end portion 17 thereof, and housed in a respective hole 15 so as to support the arm in a cantilevered fashion.
  • the arms 12 are provided with a plurality of anchorage points 20, preferably holes, to permit the attachment of supporting devices 21 configured for respective doors D, for example a right door and a left door or a front door and a rear door.
  • the anchorage points 20 are arranged on an upper surface 24 and on a lower surface 25 of the arms 12.
  • D in indicates a general (n-th) door in the condition it is in at the end of the work process performed in the station P n .
  • the cycle is described starting from an initial condition in which the door D in (for example a right door) is on the arm 12 of the table 10 located in the work section 3 in the station P n , at the end of the work process, and a subsequent door i+i , ri-i (for example a left door) has been loaded onto the arm 12 of the station P n located in the handling section 2.
  • the table 10 rotates so as to place the door D in in the handling section 2 and the door D ;+ ⁇ ; ⁇ _ ⁇ in the work section 3, in a position facing the work robots 6.
  • the work robots 6 perform the operations for which they are designed on the door D i+ln _ 1 ; meanwhile, in the handling section 2 the handling robot 5 picks up the door D in and transfers it to the next station P-n+i r an d the handling robot 5 in the station P n - moves a subsequent door D t + 2, n -i onto the table 10 of the station P n .
  • the two steps are performed cyclically: as soon as the work on the door D i+ln _ 1 is finished (this door is now indicated as D i+ln ) , the table 10 rotates, to move the door D i+2,n-i into the work station 3. While this door is being processed, the door D i+ln is transferred to the station P n+1 , and a new door D ;+ 3;n _i is loaded onto the table 10.
  • the work cycle comprises a work step with a duration of T t and a rotation step with a duration of T 2 , which follow one another in alternating order with a period T, or cycle time, equal to the sum of T t and T 2 .
  • the work step, with a duration of T t comprises the operation of transferring the doors between one station and the other and the welding operations, performed in parallel.
  • the time T t is conveniently comprised between 10 and 20 s and is preferably approximately 15 s.
  • the rotation step is the "down time" of the work cycle in which both the welding robots 6 and the handling robots 5 are inactive.
  • this time T 2 is less than 5 s and, even more preferably, is approximately 4 s.
  • the door assembly cycle is temporarily interrupted every n cycle times, for example every 12 cycle times, to perform a tip dressing operation on the welding tools .
  • This dressing operation is performed simultaneously for all of the welding robots, in the respective dressing stations 7 of each one, and has a duration of between 10 and 15 s, and preferably of approximately 12 s. If performed every 12 cycle times, the dressing step, considered in relation to the single cycle time, thus results in an extremely short additional down time of around 1 s .
  • the total down time is thus a small percentage of the cycle time T (for example 5 seconds out of a total of 19) .
  • Figure 2b shows a first alternative embodiment of the table 10 with respect to that shown in figure 2a.
  • the table 10 comprises four arms 12a, 12b, arranged crosswise and borne by the respective faces 11c as previously described.
  • the arms 12a which are opposite one another, are provided with supporting devices 21a for a first door model (for example the front doors, or the right or left doors of a vehicle model) .
  • the arms 12b which are opposite one another, are provided with supporting devices 21b for a second door model (for example the front doors, or the right or left doors of a vehicle model) .
  • a second door model for example the front doors, or the right or left doors of a vehicle model
  • the vehicle model can be changed in real-time, simply by using either one or the other pairs of arms 12a or 12b each time.
  • Figure 2c illustrates a second alternative embodiment of the table 10 in which, compared to the embodiment in figure 2b, two opposite arms, for example the arms 12a, are provided with two supporting devices 21a, 21c fixed respectively to the upper surface 24 and to the lower surface 25.
  • a second actuator 22, preferably an electric motor, is configured to allow the arms 12a to rotate about a common axis C.
  • Figure 2d shows a third alternative embodiment in which all of the four arms 12a, 12b each carry two supporting devices 21, one on the upper surface 24 and one on the lower surface 25.
  • the work cycle time is further optimised by dressing all the welding tips at the same time.

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Abstract

L'invention concerne une chaîne de montage pour éléments de caisse de véhicules à moteur, laquelle chaîne de montage comprend une pluralité de stations de travail (P) disposées en série le long d'un premier axe (A) et comprenant chacune une table (10) qui est apte à tourner autour d'un axe vertical (B) et qui comporte des premiers moyens de support pour un premier élément de caisse et des seconds moyens de support pour un second élément de caisse disposés sur des côtés opposés de l'axe vertical (B), et un ou plusieurs robots de travail (6) disposés sur un premier côté de la chaîne (1) par rapport à l'axe (A) et au moins un robot de manipulation (5) disposé sur un second côté de la chaîne (1) opposé au premier côté par rapport au premier axe (A), les robots de travail et de manipulation (5, 6) étant aptes à agir simultanément sur un élément de caisse respectif disposé sur le côté respectif de la chaîne (1).
PCT/IB2015/059977 2015-12-24 2015-12-24 Chaîne de montage pour pièces de caisse de véhicules à moteur WO2017109557A1 (fr)

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EP15831233.0A EP3393708A1 (fr) 2015-12-24 2015-12-24 Chaîne de montage pour pièces de caisse de véhicules à moteur
CN201580085529.0A CN108463312A (zh) 2015-12-24 2015-12-24 机动车辆车身部件的组装线
PCT/IB2015/059977 WO2017109557A1 (fr) 2015-12-24 2015-12-24 Chaîne de montage pour pièces de caisse de véhicules à moteur
BR112018012501A BR112018012501A2 (pt) 2015-12-24 2015-12-24 linha de montagem para componentes de carrocerias para veículos a motor

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