US Patent:
20080251351, Oct 16, 2008
Inventors:
James G. Powers - Warren MI, US
Allan C. McNear - Farmington Hills MI, US
Ronald M. Laux - Shelby Twp. MI, US
Robert A. Florian - Franklin MI, US
Paramjit S. Girn - Lake Orion MI, US
International Classification:
B65G 47/248
B65G 35/06
US Classification:
198402, 198618, 901 31, 901 47, 901 22
Abstract:
A system for handling vehicle frames. The system includes a conveyor assembly including a loading end and an unloading end, and the conveyor assembly carries a plurality of vehicle frames thereon. The system also includes a frame transfer assembly disposed at the unloading end of the conveyor assembly. The frame transfer assembly may be adapted to grasp a vehicle frame from the conveyor assembly and transfer the vehicle frame from the conveyor assembly. A vehicle frame inversion system is also provided that includes a first robotic inversion device that may include a first clamping system, and a second robotic inversion device that may include a second clamping system. The first and second clamping systems are adapted to grasp a vehicle frame, and the first and second robotic inversion devices are adapted to lift and invert the vehicle frame.