Turnover tool for body-in-white vehicle door assembly

By designing an automatic flipping system, the problems of time-consuming, labor-intensive, and unsafe manual flipping of the body-in-white door assembly were solved, achieving efficient and safe door assembly flipping and improving flipping efficiency and quality stability.

CN223762556UActive Publication Date: 2026-01-06SHAANXI HEAVY DUTY AUTOMOBILE CO LTD
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Patent Information

Application Number
CN202423159148.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-20
Publication Date
2026-01-06
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-20

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Manually flipping the body-in-white door assembly is time-consuming, labor-intensive, poses safety hazards, has inconsistent quality, and is inefficient.

Method used

Design an automatic tilting system including a tilting fixture body, using a tilting motor, control cabinet, limit sensor and sliding fixture to realize the fully automatic tilting of the door assembly. The tilting motor drives the tilting shaft to tilt, and the limit sensor and reducer ensure safety and accuracy.

Benefits of technology

It achieves time-saving, labor-saving, safe, and stable door assembly flipping, avoiding the health risks and errors of manual operation and improving flipping efficiency.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to a body-in-white vehicle door assembly overturning tool which comprises an overturning tool body, the overturning tool body comprises a base, the base is provided with a left supporting rod and a right supporting rod, an overturning frame is arranged between the left supporting rod and the right supporting rod, the left supporting rod is provided with a via hole conductive sliding ring, the right supporting rod is provided with an overturning motor and a control cabinet, and the overturning frame is provided with an overturning shaft. One end of the turnover shaft is connected with the through hole conductive slip ring, and the other end of the turnover shaft is connected with the turnover motor; the turnover motor is connected with the control cabinet; the full-automatic turnover device has a full-automatic turnover function, can replace two operators to turn over workpieces by hands, is time-saving, labor-saving, efficient and energy-saving, has good safety, and avoids damage to the health of the operators at the same time.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This invention relates to the field of vehicle manufacturing technology, and in particular to a flipping tool for a body-in-white door assembly. Background Technology

[0002] Large parts in the cab manufacturing process, such as the door assembly of the body-in-white, need to be flipped for assembly and welding. Manual flipping requires a lot of time and manpower. Due to the long hours of manual operation, workers may face muscle fatigue, which may cause the door to fall off. It is time-consuming, laborious, and prone to injuries such as scratches, sprains, and falling heavy objects. Since the door assembly is an external part, manual flipping is prone to operational errors, which may lead to unstable quality of the door assembly. In addition, manual flipping is inefficient and unsafe. Summary of the Invention

[0003] The purpose of this invention is to provide a white body door assembly flipping tool to address the shortcomings of existing technologies.

[0004] This invention is achieved using the following technical solution:

[0005] A body-in-white door assembly flipping fixture includes a flipping fixture body, the flipping fixture body including a base, the base having a left support rod and a right support rod, a flipping frame between the left support rod and the right support rod, the left support rod having a through-hole conductive slip ring, the right support rod having a flipping motor and a control cabinet, the flipping frame having a flipping shaft, one end of the flipping shaft being connected to the through-hole conductive slip ring, and the other end of the flipping shaft being connected to the flipping motor; the flipping motor is connected to the control cabinet.

[0006] Furthermore, the flipping frame includes an upper frame, a middle frame, and a lower frame. The upper frame, the middle frame, and the lower frame are connected by a fixed frame. Anti-collision plates are provided on both sides of the fixed frame. The middle frame is provided with the flipping shaft. One end of the flipping shaft is connected to the through-hole conductive slip ring, and the other end of the flipping shaft is connected to the flipping motor.

[0007] Furthermore, the tilting shaft is connected to a coupling via a limit switch, the coupling is connected to a speed reducer, the speed reducer is connected to the tilting motor, and the limit switch and the tilting motor are connected to the control cabinet.

[0008] Furthermore, the upper frame and the middle frame form an upper material rack, and the lower frame and the middle frame form a lower material rack. Both the upper and lower material racks are provided with openings, and the openings of the upper and lower material racks are arranged opposite to each other. Both the upper and lower material racks are provided with limit sensors on the side away from the openings, and the limit sensors are connected to the limiters.

[0009] Furthermore, the upper frame, middle frame and lower frame are all equipped with material sliding rollers;

[0010] Both the upper and lower racks contain door assemblies.

[0011] Furthermore, the control cabinet is equipped with a control switch, a controller, a relay, and a main power supply. The main power supply is connected to the controller through the relay, and the controller is connected to the control switch, limit sensor, limit switch, and tilting motor respectively.

[0012] Furthermore, the base is equipped with casters.

[0013] Furthermore, it also includes a sliding tool body, which is placed on one side of the flipping tool body, and the sliding tool body houses the door assembly.

[0014] Furthermore, the sliding tool body is equipped with sliding rollers.

[0015] Compared with the prior art, the present invention has the following beneficial technical effects:

[0016] Slide the door assembly to be worked on from the sliding fixture body to the lower shelf. At this time, the lower shelf is located at the bottom of the tilting frame, and the upper shelf is located at the top of the tilting frame. Then, start the control switch, and the tilting motor drives the tilting shaft to tilt the frame. After tilting, the lower shelf tilts to the top of the tilting frame. After taking out the door assembly, place it on the work platform for work. Start the control switch again to make the tilting frame continue to tilt. Repeat this cycle. It has a fully automatic tilting function, which can replace two operators to tilt the workpiece by hand. It saves time and effort, is highly efficient and energy-saving, has good safety, and avoids harm to the health of the operators. Attached Figure Description

[0017] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of this utility model;

[0018] Figure 2 This is a top view of the structure of this utility model;

[0019] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the right-side structure of this utility model.

[0020] In the diagram: 1. Material sliding fixture body; 2. Material sliding roller; 3. Tilting fixture body; 4. Limit switch; 5. Base; 6. Coupling; 7. Door assembly; 8. Control cabinet; 9. Reducer; 10. Tilting motor; 11. Tilting shaft; 12. Limit sensor; 13. Main power supply; 14. Controller; 15. Tilting frame; 151. Upper frame; 152. Middle frame; 153. Lower frame; 154. Fixed frame; 16. Control switch; 17. Relay; 18. Through-hole conductive slip ring; 19. Left support rod; 20. Right support rod. Detailed Implementation

[0021] To enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solutions of this invention, the technical solutions of the embodiments of this invention will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Obviously, the described embodiments are only some embodiments of this invention, and not all embodiments. Based on the embodiments of this invention, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort should fall within the scope of protection of this invention.

[0022] like Figures 1-2 As shown, a body-in-white door assembly flipping fixture includes: a flipping fixture body 3, the flipping fixture body 3 including a base 5, the base 5 having a left support rod 19 and a right support rod 20, a flipping frame 15 being provided between the left support rod 19 and the right support rod 20, the left support rod 19 having a through hole conductive slip ring 18, the right support rod 20 having a flipping motor 10 and a control cabinet 8, the flipping frame 15 having a flipping shaft 11, one end of the flipping shaft 11 being connected to the through hole conductive slip ring 18, and the other end of the flipping shaft 11 being connected to the flipping motor 10; the flipping motor 10 being connected to the control cabinet 8.

[0023] The tilting frame 15 includes an upper frame 151, a middle frame 152 and a lower frame 153. The upper frame 151, the middle frame 152 and the lower frame 153 are connected by a fixed frame 154. Anti-collision plates are provided on both sides of the fixed frame 154. The middle frame 152 is provided with a tilting shaft 11. One end of the tilting shaft 11 is connected to the through hole conductive slip ring 18, and the other end of the tilting shaft 11 is connected to the tilting motor 10.

[0024] A crash barrier is installed to prevent damage to the door assembly 7 during the sliding process.

[0025] The tilting shaft 11 is connected to the coupling 6 via the limit switch 4. The coupling 6 is connected to the reducer 9. The reducer 9 is connected to the tilting motor 10. The limit switch 4 and the tilting motor 10 are connected to the control cabinet 8.

[0026] A speed reducer 9 is installed to prevent the door assembly 7 from detaching from the tilting frame 15 due to excessively fast tilting action of the tilting motor 10.

[0027] The upper frame 151 and the middle frame 152 form an upper material rack, and the lower frame 153 and the middle frame 152 form a lower material rack. Both the upper and lower material racks have openings, and the openings of the upper and lower material racks are arranged opposite each other. On the side of the upper and lower material racks away from the openings, limit sensors 12 are provided, and the limit sensors 12 are connected to limiters 4.

[0028] A limit sensor 12 is installed and connected to the limiter 4 to detect the orientation of the tilting frame 15.

[0029] The upper frame 151, the middle frame 152 and the lower frame 153 are all equipped with sliding rollers 2; the upper and lower material racks are each equipped with door assemblies 7.

[0030] The control cabinet 8 is equipped with a control switch 16, a controller 14, a relay 17 and a main power supply 13. The main power supply 13 is connected to the controller 14 through the relay 17. The controller 14 is connected to the control switch 16, the limit sensor 12, the limit switch 4 and the flip motor 10 respectively.

[0031] The base 5 is equipped with casters.

[0032] It also includes a sliding fixture body 1, which is placed on one side of the flipping fixture body 3, and the sliding fixture body 1 has a door assembly 7 placed on it.

[0033] The sliding fixture body 1 is equipped with a sliding roller 2.

[0034] like Figure 3 As shown, the door assembly 7 to be operated is slid from the sliding tool body 1 to the lower material rack. At this time, the lower material rack is located at the lower end of the tilting frame 15, and the upper material rack is located at the upper end of the tilting frame 15. Then, the control switch 16 is activated to send a start command to the controller 14. The controller 14 controls the tilting motor 10 to move. The tilting motor 10 drives the tilting shaft 11 to move, so that the tilting frame 15 is tilted. After tilting, the lower material rack is tilted to the upper end of the tilting frame 15. After the door assembly 7 is taken out, it is placed on the work platform (marked in the figure) for operation. The control switch 16 is activated again to make the tilting frame 15 continue to tilt, and the cycle is repeated.

Claims

1. A body-in-white door assembly roll-over tooling characterized by, The utility model relates to a turnover tool body (3) and a sliding material tool body (1), and the turnover tool body (3) comprises a base (5) provided with a left support rod (19) and a right support rod (20), a turnover frame (15) is arranged between the left support rod (19) and the right support rod (20), the left support rod (19) is provided with a through-hole conductive slip ring (18), the right support rod (20) is provided with a turnover motor (10) and a control cabinet (8), the turnover frame (15) is provided with a turnover shaft (11), one end of the turnover shaft (11) is connected with the through-hole conductive slip ring (18), and the other end of the turnover shaft (11) is connected with the turnover motor (10); the turnover motor (10) is connected with the control cabinet (8). The turnover frame (15) comprises an upper frame (151), an intermediate frame (152) and a lower frame (153), the upper frame (151), the intermediate frame (152) and the lower frame (153) are connected through a fixed frame (154), both sides of the fixed frame (154) are provided with anti-collision plates, the intermediate frame (152) is provided with the turnover shaft (11), one end of the turnover shaft (11) is connected with the through-hole conductive slip ring (18), and the other end of the turnover shaft (11) is connected with the turnover motor (10).

2. The BIW door assembly roll-over tooling of claim 1, wherein, The turnover shaft (11) is connected with a shaft coupling (6) through a limiting stop (4), the shaft coupling (6) is connected with a speed reducer (9), the speed reducer (9) is connected with the turnover motor (10), and the limiting stop (4) and the turnover motor (10) are connected with the control cabinet (8).

3. The BIW door assembly roll-over tooling of claim 2, wherein, The upper frame (151) and the intermediate frame (152) form an upper layer rack, the lower frame (153) and the intermediate frame (152) form a lower layer rack, the upper layer rack and the lower layer rack are all provided with openings, the openings of the upper layer rack and the lower layer rack are oppositely arranged, and the upper layer rack and the lower layer rack are both provided with limiting sensors (12) on the sides away from the openings.

4. The BIW door assembly roll-over tooling of claim 3, wherein, The upper frame (151), the intermediate frame (152) and the lower frame (153) are all provided with sliding material rollers (2).

5. The BIW door assembly roll-over tooling of claim 4, wherein, The upper layer rack and the lower layer rack are both placed with door assemblies (7). The control cabinet (8) is provided with a control switch (16), a controller (14), a relay (17) and a main power supply (13), the main power supply (13) is connected with the controller (14) through the relay (17), and the controller (14) is connected with the control switch (16), the limiting sensor (12), the limiting stop (4) and the turnover motor (10) respectively.

6. The BIW door assembly roll-over tooling of claim 5, wherein, The base (5) is provided with casters.

7. The BIW door assembly roll-over tooling of claim 1, wherein, The utility model also comprises a sliding material tool body (1), which is arranged on one side of the turnover tool body (3) and is placed with door assemblies (7).

8. The BIW door assembly roll-over tooling of claim 1, wherein, The sliding material tool body (1) is provided with sliding material rollers (2).

9. The BIW door assembly roll-over tooling of claim 8, wherein, ​