Automobile body building methods and apparatus
CA 1269823 C · Owner: Pigott, Norman B. · Inventors: Pigott, Norman B.
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Title: Improvements in Automobile Body Building Methods and Apparatus, In a method of building an automobile body separate upper and lower body modules (50, 78) are formed incorporating, the roof area and the floor area of the automobile respectively, precision mating locations (62) on the body modules are used first as reference for fitting interior parts and equipment to the respective modules and then for fitting the modules together. An assembly line for carrying out the method has respective sets of stations for forming operations on upper and lower body modules a, mating station (30) at which the two modules are brought together and a joining station (32) where they are for, example, …
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- Granted June 5, 1990. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended June 5, 2007.
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