Title: Car body welding assembly system

Abstract: A body assembly system for welding different stamped sheet metal vehicle bodies at successive framing and finish welding stations including means for accurately locating different underbody, side and top components in required accurate geometric relation at a framing station with programmable welding means for producing different initial retention welds at the framing station as well as finishing welds at successive "respot" welding stations as required for the different bodies. The system includes means for rapidly positioning locating tooling for body components at the framing station as required for different bodies as well as means to minimize and facilitate change of special tooling for model changeover.

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Inventors: De Candia, Ettore (78240 Chambourcy, FR)

Application Number: 803960
Filing Date: 1977-06-06
Publication_date: 1979-07-24
Assignee:
Primary Class(es): 219/79 219/80, 219/86.24, 219/158, 219/161
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US Patent Ref:

2215693	Sep, 1940	Fleming	219/86.
3288978	Nov, 1966	Trygar	219/80.
3654616	Apr, 1972	Dunne	219/79.
3744032	Jul, 1973	Engelberger	219/80.

Other Refs:
Primary Examiner: Kucia, Richard R.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Forster; Lloyd M.