Vehicular body assembly locking apparatus and method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9493201
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14489856

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A vehicle body positioning and locking devices for use in assembling a vehicle body positioned on a movable vehicle support positioned at a vehicle build station. The locking device includes a remote vehicle locking device for selectively securing and locking a vehicle body to a support pallet. The support pallet is accurately and precisely positioned at a build station through alignment and inserting engagement of locating pads in at least one four-way and at least one two way receiver mounted to a build station foundation. A compliant body clamp design is included to provide a desired clamping force between the pallet and a vehicle body across a range of motion of the body clamp to accommodate vehicle build variances.

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COMAU LLC21000 TELEGRAPH RD SOUTHFIELD MI 48033

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Dugas, Michael R Brighton, US 33 402
Kilibarda, Velibor West Bloomfied, US 81 1944

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