US 12,466,247 B2
Apparatus and method for automatic assembly of weather strip
Dong Ha Jeong, Yongin-si (KR)
Assigned to HYUNDAI MOTOR COMPANY, Seoul (KR); and KIA CORPORATION, Seoul (KR)
Appl. No. 18/838,050
Filed by Hyundai Motor Company, Seoul (KR); and Kia Corporation, Seoul (KR)
PCT Filed Dec. 20, 2022, PCT No. PCT/KR2022/020785
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Feb. 7, 2025,
PCT Pub. No. WO2023/171893, PCT Pub. Date Sep. 14, 2023.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2022-0028479 (KR), filed on Mar. 7, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2025/0162392 A1, May 22, 2025
Int. Cl. B23P 19/04 (2006.01); B60J 10/00 (2016.01)
CPC B60J 10/45 (2016.02) [B23P 19/04 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus for automatic assembly of a weather strip, the apparatus comprising:
a weather strip mounting gripper configured to grip a weather strip, assemble the gripped weather strip by fitting the gripped weather strip to a chassis flange of a vehicle body, and fix a position of the weather strip during assembly; and
a robot configured to be combined with the weather strip mounting gripper and operate to move the weather strip mounting gripper,
wherein the weather strip mounting gripper comprises:
a base detachably coupled to the robot;
a guide part that is provided on the base, that grips the weather strip, and that guides a path so that the weather strip follows the chassis flange when the base moves due to a movement of the robot; and
an assembly part that is provided on the base, configured to be capable of moving left and right along a longitudinal direction of the base and moving forward and backward in a direction perpendicular to the left-and-right movement and presses the weather strip to assemble the weather strip to the chassis flange.