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Sunroof Assist
Rear Hatch Lift Assist
Back Door Module Pick and Place Cell
  • Sunroof Assist

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Sunroof Assist - Lift Fixture

Key Features​

  • AGV drive thru feature
  • Pneumatic lift cylinders
  • Crowding cylinders justify the sunroof to position for picking
  • Features for alignment to Knight Ergo lift assist
  • Manual load override

Key Components

  • Keyence Area Scanners
  • SMC Pneumatic lift and air cylinders
  • AB ArmorBlock I/O
  • Banner Light Stack
  • SMC Air Manifold
  • Turck Proximity switched verify all motion positions
Sunroof Assist - Lift Fixture
  • Sunroof Assist

02

Sunroof Assist - AGV Carts

Key Features​

  • Transport sunroofs from pick station to assembly line
  • Capable of multiple sunroof nesting without change-overs
Sunroof Assist - AGV Carts
  • Sunroof Assist

03

Sunroof Assist - Customer Collaboration

Key Features​

  • AGV Lift was integrated with customer lift assist
Sunroof Assist - Customer Collaboration
  • Rear Hatch Lift Assist

01

Rear Hatch Lift Assist

Sequence of Operation

  • Front dancer bar deploys
  • Vehicle comes in contact with dancer bar pad, moving pad forward
  • Redundant inclinometers monitor angle and
    slow or speed system to match vehicle
  • Pneumatic lift cylinders deploy, pivoting telescoping arms
    downward into position
  • Lift feature telescopes into rear hatch window opening
  • Rollers pivot upward contacting the inside surface of the hatch
  • Air cylinders retract, setting overall height
  • Operator enters safety zone to install shocks onto rear hatch
  • Once out of the safety zone, the assist pulls out of the
    vehicle, folds up and returns to start
Rear Hatch Lift Assist
Rear Hatch Lift Assist (2)
Rear Hatch Lift Assist

Rear Hatch Lift Assist

  • Rear Hatch Lift Assist

02

Rear Hatch Lift Assist

Key Features​

  • Redundant Inclinometers
  • (4) Safety Scanners
  • Infinite hatch height adjustments using servo lift arm
  • Tractor motor following
  • E-Stop tied to line
  • All specifications adhered to
Rear Hatch Lift Assist

Back Door Module Cell

  • Back Door Module Cell

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Back Door Module Cell

Key Features​

  • Conveyor feed into cell
  • Suction cup lifting
  • Macron linear Actuator
  • Integrated up/down torque tube
  • Vision Cameras
  • Safety Scanners
  • Full fencing
Back Door Module Cell (3)
Back Door Module Cell
Back Door Module Cell (4)