EP 1401611 A1 20040331 - ASSEMBLY LINE
Title (en)
ASSEMBLY LINE
Title (de)
MONTAGELINIE
Title (fr)
CHAINE DE MONTAGE
Publication
Application
Priority
- DE 20110837 U 20010630
- EP 0205402 W 20020516
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO03004215A1] The invention relates to an assembly line comprising a continuous conveyer (12), on which workpiece carriers (WT) are transported. The workpiece carriers (WT) are separated at a processing station containing several processing positions (BP1-BP4). A processing station is provided with an auxiliary conveyer (16), which engages with the workpiece carriers by means of follower organs (26), in order to transport said carriers from one processing position to the next. The continuous conveyer (12) is not used during this operation. Once it has reached its processing position, the workpiece carrier (WT) is released by the follower organ (26) and is seized and retained by a fixed retaining organ (35) during the processing operation. During said processing operation, the auxiliary conveyer (16) can return to its initial position. The transfer of the workpiece carriers from one processing position to the next is thus shortened.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B23P 21/00 (2006.01); B23Q 7/14 (2006.01); B23Q 41/02 (2006.01); B23Q 41/04 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B23P 21/004 (2013.01); B23Q 7/1405 (2013.01); B23Q 7/1447 (2013.01); B23Q 7/1478 (2013.01); B23Q 41/02 (2013.01); B23Q 41/04 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
See references of WO 03004215A1
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE TR
DOCDB simple family (publication)
DE 20110837 U1 20020124; EP 1401611 A1 20040331; WO 03004215 A1 20030116
DOCDB simple family (application)
DE 20110837 U 20010630; EP 0205402 W 20020516; EP 02754570 A 20020516