US 12,485,983 B2
Production line, trolley and processing method
José Rodrigues, Bad Homburg (DE)
Assigned to ABB Schweiz AG, Baden (CH)
Filed by ABB Schweiz AG, Baden (CH)
Filed on Jul. 11, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/350,276.
Application 18/350,276 is a continuation of application No. PCT/EP2021/050450, filed on Jan. 12, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0348001 A1, Nov. 2, 2023
Int. Cl. B62D 65/18 (2006.01); B65G 37/02 (2006.01)
CPC B62D 65/18 (2013.01) [B65G 37/02 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A production line for processing a workpiece in successive steps, the production line comprising:
a plurality of workstations, each workstation of the plurality of workstations being configured to carry out an associated one step of the successive steps; and
at least one trolley configured to convey the workpiece from a first workstation of the plurality of workstations to a second, successive workstation of the plurality of workstations, each trolley of the at least one trolley comprising a dust-proof compartment configured to receive the workpiece, each dust-proof compartment comprising a first port disposed at a first side of the dust-proof compartment, and a second port disposed at a second side of the dust-proof compartment, the second side being opposite the first side,
wherein at least one of the first port and the second port of each dust-proof compartment is configured to be coupled in a dust-proof manner to at least one of a mating port of the first workstation and a mating port of the second workstation,
wherein at least a last one of the successive steps is a step of painting the workpiece, and
wherein at least two workstations associated to steps immediately succeeding each other are not adjacent to each other.