Adhesive bonding of sealing strips at the flange edges of an automobile sliding roof opening has an applicator at the moving trolley of an overhead crane to combine automation with manual fitting and control

摘要

To give an adhesive bond between the sealing strip and the flange at the opening for a sliding automobile roof, an adhesive applicator (8) is carried by the moving overhead trolley (12) of a crane (11) over the production conveyor belt (13), to be positioned manually at the automobile roof opening (3) and lowered into place by manual control. A monitor (15), to trip the applicator (8), is at a frame (5) at the upper edge of the windscreen opening (14) in relation to the roof opening. Supports (16) of an elastic rubber are between the frame and the vehicle bodywork (4). An application unit (7) on a vertical guide, which follows the line of the bodywork, is operated manually to give an even height to the adhesive bonding action to the sealing strip (1) before or during the automatic final lowering of the adhesive applicator. When the sealing strip is bonded in place with a small surplus length, a stripper is activated to peel off the sealing strip liner. The mechanism is lifted automatically from the vehicle bodywork (4), the surplus sealing strip is trimmed manually, and the butting ends are pressed into place by hand.