A HANGING AND CONVEYING DEVICE TO HANG AND CONVEY A VEHICLE BODY IN A MOTOR VEHICLE ASSEMBLY LINE

摘要

A hanging and conveying device (3) comprising a slide (5) slidingly coupled to a guide (2) to move along the guide (2) in a given advancement direction (4); and a gondola (8) hanging from the slide (5) and comprising an arched member (11) having a first axis (9) parallel to the advancement direction (4) and adjustable in position about the first axis (9), and coupling means (13) carried by the arched member (11) to engage, during operation, a floor (14) of a vehicle body (15) arranged through the arched member (11); the coupling means (13) comprising two coplanar longitudinal members (25, 26) provided with pins (33) to couple with and support the vehicle body (15), and positioning means (16, 18, 27, 30) to cause the pins (33) to be arrangeable on the longitudinal members (25, 26) in a number of selectively engageable alternative positions, to result in different types of vehicle bodies (15) being selective mountable on the arched member (11).