JP4357726B2 - Side panel transport hanger - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a hanger for transporting a side panel that transports a side panel of an automobile.
[0002]
[Prior art]
Conventionally, as a hanger of this type, according to Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 5-97031, a side panel is attached to the hanger body for the upper edge of the door opening on the front side of the center pillar and the rear door on the rear side of the center pillar (four-door car). Attach a pair of front and rear support members to be suspended at the upper edge of the opening for windows (2-door car), and provide a clamp device that sandwiches the center pillar from the front and back. It is known that it can be positioned at the position.
[0003]
The clamp device includes a fixed clamp arm that contacts the front edge of the center pillar, a movable clamp arm that contacts the rear edge of the center pillar, and a drive source that opens and closes the movable clamp arm with respect to the fixed clamp arm. After the side panel is transferred to the hanger with the movable clamp arm opened, the movable clamp arm is closed to position the side panel.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
In the above-mentioned conventional example, it is necessary to mount a clamp device with a drive source on each hanger.
[0005]
This invention makes it a subject to provide the low-cost hanger which enabled it to position a side panel, without using the clamp apparatus with a drive source in view of the above point.
[0006]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention provides a hanger for transporting a side panel of an automobile, a hanger body, a support member that suspends the side panel at the upper edge of the door opening on the front side of the center pillar, The first positioning member that abuts the front edge is attached, and the hanger body is positioned rearward of the first positioning member so that it can be tilted forward from the standing position, and is always biased and held in the standing position. The center pillar is provided at the corner formed by the upper edge of the opening on the rear side of the center pillar and the rear edge of the center pillar when the tilting member is tilted forward from the standing position at the upper end of the tilting member. A second positioning member that comes into contact with the first positioning member is attached.
[0007]
According to the present invention, since the tilting member is always in the standing position, the second positioning member is in the rear upper relief position, and the distance in the front-rear direction between the first positioning member and the second positioning member is increased. Then, after the side panel is transferred to the hanger by appropriate transfer means so that the center pillar is inserted between the first and second positioning members, when the support of the side panel by the transfer means is released, the side panel is The support member is tilted rearward and downward with the support portion as a fulcrum, and the upper edge of the opening on the rear side of the center pillar contacts the second positioning member. In this case, the tilting member is tilted forward from the standing position in response to the tilting moment of the side panel, the contact position of the second positioning member with respect to the upper edge of the opening is shifted forward, the upper edge of the opening and the center pillar The second positioning member comes into contact with a corner portion formed by the rear edge, the side panel is pushed forward, and the front edge of the center pillar comes into contact with the first positioning member. In this way, when the center pillar is sandwiched between the first positioning member and the second positioning member, the side panel does not tilt further backward. Thus, the side panel is supported by the hanger while being positioned in the front-rear direction by the support member, the first positioning member, and the second positioning member.
[0008]
In order to convey the left and right side panels with a single hanger, the support member, the first positioning member, and the tilting member may be provided in a pair of left and right on the hanger body. In this case, if the left and right tilt members can be independently tilted, it is advantageous that the left and right side panels can be individually transferred to the hanger.
[0009]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
1 and 2, reference numeral 1 denotes a conveyor rail attached to a ceiling frame 1a via a bracket 1b. A hanger 2 for suspending left and right side panels W, W of an automobile is attached to the conveyor rail 1. It is supported to move freely.
[0010]
The hanger 2 includes a movable body 3 having a plurality of front and rear suspension pieces 3b attached to the conveyor rail 1 via rollers 3a, and a hanger body elongated in the front-rear direction fixed to the lower surface of the movable body 3. 4 is provided. Then, pinch rollers 5 and 5 that rotate at high speed sandwiching the movable body 3 from both the left and right sides are arranged at appropriate positions in the longitudinal direction of the conveyor rail 1, and the hanger 2 is sent out by the pinch rollers 5 and 5 along the fixed section conveyor rail 1. So that it can be driven inertially.
[0011]
The hanger body 4 includes a support member 6 that suspends the left and right side panels W at the upper edge of the door opening Wb on the front side of the center pillar Wa, and a first positioning member 7 that contacts the front edge of the center pillar Wa. Is installed. To describe this in detail, a pipe material 6a that is long in the lateral direction is welded to the lower surface of the front end portion of the hanger body 2 at an intermediate angled bent portion, and the left and right ends of the pipe material 6a are shown in FIG. As described above, a V-shaped receiving seat 6b that receives the upper edge of the door opening Wb of each side panel W is attached, and the support member 6 is configured by the pipe material 6a and the receiving seat 6b. In addition, the pipe member 7a which is long in the lateral direction is welded to the lower surface of the hanger body 2 behind the pipe member 6a at the intermediate angled bent portion, and is attached to the left and right ends of the pipe member 7a. As shown in FIG. 4, an arc-shaped metal 7b facing the front edge of the center pillar Wa of each side panel W is attached, and the pipe member 7a and the metal 7b constitute the first positioning member 7. Further, as shown in FIG. 5, a pad 7c made of an elastic material such as urethane rubber that contacts the inner side surface of the center pillar Wa is attached to the pipe member 7a via a bracket 7d so that the side panel W can be prevented from sideways. I have to.
[0012]
The hanger body 2 is further provided with a tilting member 8 that is positioned rearward of the first positioning member 7 and tiltable forward from the standing position. Then, a second positioning member 9 made of a pipe material that is long in the lateral direction is welded to the upper end of the tilting member 8 at its intermediate portion, and when the tilting member 8 tilts forward, the rear of the center pillar Wa of each side panel W The second positioning member 9 abuts on a corner portion formed by the upper edge of the opening Wc on the side and the rear edge of the center pillar Wa so that the center pillar Wa is sandwiched between the first positioning member 7.
[0013]
As shown in FIGS. 6 and 7, the tilting member 8 tilts on a bearing 8 b at the lower end of a leg piece 8 a suspended from the lower surface of the hanger body 4 on a support shaft 8 c provided at the middle in the vertical direction of the tilting member 8. It is supported freely. Then, the rod-shaped contact member 8d is attached to the tilting member 8 above the support shaft 8c, and an inverted L-shaped stopper 8e is attached to the front surface of the lower end of the leg piece 8a, so that the tilting range of the tilting member 8 is The leg piece 8a is regulated between an upright position where the contact member 8d abuts and a forward inclined position where the contact member 8d abuts the stopper 8e. The stopper 8e is bolted to the leg piece 8a in the elongated hole 8f formed in the stopper 8e so that the position of the stopper 8e can be adjusted in the vertical direction so that the forward tilt position of the tilting member 8 can be adjusted.
[0014]
Further, a weight 8g is attached to the lower end of the tilting member 8, and the tilting member 8 is always biased and held at the standing position by the weight of the weight 8g. Further, an engaging piece 8h that engages with the outer surface of the rear portion of the opening Wc of each side panel W is attached to the lower part of the tilting member 8 at the forward tilting position of the tilting member 8, and the side panel W is laterally moved. It prevents it from shifting outward. A spring may be provided in place of the weight 8g, and the tilting member 8 may be biased and held in the standing position by the spring.
[0015]
The side panel W is transferred to the hanger 2 by appropriate transfer means (not shown). In this transfer, first, the side panel W is transferred by the transfer means, and the support member 6 and the first positioning member 7 are inserted into the door opening Wb as shown in FIG. Roughly set the hanger 2 so that the second positioning member 9 is inserted into the opening Wc on the side, and then the side panel W is lowered to a position where the upper edge of the door opening Wb is seated on the support member 6 After that, the support of the side panel W by the transfer means is released. According to this, the side panel W tilts rearward and downward with the support location by the support member 6 as a fulcrum, and the upper edge of the opening Wc contacts the second positioning member 9. In this case, the tilting member 8 receives the tilting moment of the side panel W and tilts forward from the standing position, the contact position of the second positioning member 9 with respect to the opening Wc is shifted forward, and the opening Wc. The second positioning member 9 abuts on a corner portion formed by the upper edge of the center pillar Wa and the rear edge of the center pillar Wa. Then, the side panel W is pushed forward via the second positioning member 9 by the rearward and downward tilting moment of the side panel W, and the tilting member 8 is regulated by the contact of the contact member 8d with the stopper 8e. When the center pillar Wa is tilted, the front edge of the center pillar Wa contacts the first positioning member 7, and the center pillar Wa is sandwiched between the first positioning member 7 and the second positioning member 9. Thus, the side panel W is supported by the hanger 2 while being positioned in the front-rear direction by the support member 6, the first positioning member 7, and the second positioning member 9.
[0016]
When the center pillar Wa is sandwiched between both the first and second positioning members 7 and 9, the first positioning member 7 can receive the tilting moment of the rearward and downward movement of the side panel W. Even if the forward tilt position is not restricted by the stopper 8e, the side panel W does not tilt further downward. Therefore, the stopper 8e is not indispensable, but in order to prevent the deformation of the center pillar Wa, the stopper 8e is provided as in the present embodiment so that the tilting moment of the rearward and downward movement of the side panel W can be received by the stopper 8e. Is desirable.
[0017]
By the way, a large load acts on the corner portion formed by the upper edge of the opening Wc and the rear edge of the center pillar Wa via the second positioning member 9, and particularly when the hanger 2 is sent out by the pinch rollers 5, 5. The load acting on the part becomes considerably large due to the inertia of the side panel W, but the corner part has high rigidity, and when an impact load exceeding the tilting moment behind the side panel W is applied when the hanger 2 is sent out, Since the tilting member 7 tilts in the standing direction and the impact load is absorbed, there is no problem such as deformation of the corner portion.
[0018]
In the above embodiment, the left and right tilting members 8 and 8 are integrated. However, as shown in FIG. 8, the left and right tilting members 8 and 8 are connected to a support shaft 8c, a contact member 8d, a stopper 8e, and a weight. 8g, the engaging piece 8h, and the second positioning member 9 are separated to the right and left together with the attached members such as the second positioning member 9, and the left and right tilting members 8 and 8 are attached to the pair of left and right bearings 8b and 8b at the lower end of the leg piece 8a. It may be supported individually. According to this, the left and right tilt members 8 and 8 can be independently tilted, and the left and right side panels W and W can be individually transferred to the hanger 2.
[0019]
The side panel W is for a two-door type vehicle in which the opening Wc on the rear side of the center pillar Wa is an opening for windows, but the opening on the rear side of the center pillar is a rear door opening. The side panel for a four-door type automobile can be supported on the hanger 2 in the same manner as described above.
[0020]
【The invention's effect】
As is apparent from the above description, according to the present invention, the side panel can be positioned and supported on the hanger using its weight, and a clamp device with a drive source for positioning the side panel is not necessary. Cost reduction.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1A is a side view showing a state of a side panel transfer operation of an example of the hanger of the present invention, and FIG. 1B is a side view showing a state of the hanger after the side panel is transferred. ) Of the hanger as seen from the direction of arrow II [FIG. 3] An enlarged front view of the main part of the support member [FIG. 4] An enlarged front view of the main part of the first positioning member [FIG. 5] The direction of arrow V in FIG. FIG. 6 is an enlarged side view of the arrangement portion of the tilting member. FIG. 7 is a front view of the arrangement portion of the tilting member as viewed from the direction of arrow VII in FIG. Front view of the arrangement part of the tilting member corresponding to
W side panel Wa center pillar Wb door opening Wc opening on the rear side of the center pillar 2 hanger 4 hanger body 6 support member 7 first positioning member 8 tilting member 9 second positioning member

Claims (2)

In the hanger that transports the side panels of automobiles,
Attach to the hanger body a support member that suspends the side panel at the upper edge of the door opening on the front side of the center pillar, and a first positioning member that contacts the front edge of the center pillar,
The hanger body is provided with a tilting member that is positioned rearward of the first positioning member and is tiltable forward from the standing position, and is normally biased and held at the standing position,
In the state where the tilting member is tilted forward from the standing position at the upper end of the tilting member, the center pillar is connected to the corner portion formed by the upper edge of the opening on the rear side of the center pillar and the rear edge of the center pillar. Attach the second positioning member that comes into contact with it in between.
Side panel transport hanger characterized by the above. In order to transport the left and right side panels with a single hanger, the support member, the first positioning member, and the tilt member are provided in a pair on the left and right, respectively, and the left and right tilt members are independent of each other. The side panel carrying hanger according to claim 1, wherein the hanger can be tilted freely.

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