AN INSTALLATION FOR MANUFACTURING PRODUCTS CONSISTING OF COMPONENT ELEMENTS SUCH AS MOTOR VEHICLE COMPONENT ELEMENTS AND A TRANSPORT UNIT FOR USE THEREWITH

摘要

An installation for manufacturing products, for example motor vehicles, from a number of component elements, comprises transport units which convey the elements along a production line. Each transport unit comprises a truck part and a removable platform part which carries the element. Means are provided for lifting the platform part relative to the truck part and for centering the platform part relative to the truck part.