TILTING APPARATUS FOR ASSEMBLING AND WELDING ARTICLES Russian patent published in 2006 - IPC B23K37/47 

FIELD: assembling and welding operations, namely tilting apparatuses for assembling and welding articles such as bodies of railway road cars.

SUBSTANCE: tilting apparatus includes two simultaneously operating mirror-symmetrical parts. One of said parts is mounted in guides 1 of foundation. Each part includes two struts, mechanisms for lifting and rotating cross piece 6, article holder 9 with rotation drive unit 10, all mounted in carriage 8. Struts have telescopically joined stationary 4.5 and movable 2,3 portions, cross piece 6 whose one end is jointly coupled with movable portion 2 of one strut and whose other end has supporting surface for movable portion 3 of second strut. Each mechanism for lifting cross piece includes carriage with runners, bracket, stationary housing with guides, reduction gear with outlet shaft, motor, nut with cargo screw arranged in it, thrust bearing assembly and clutch. Each mechanism for rotating cross piece includes supporting strut, drive winch with rotary drum jointly mounted in supporting strut; guiding pulley and traction rope system.

EFFECT: improved operational reliability of apparatus with enlarged manufacturing possibilities providing continuous process for assembling bodies of semi-cars.

4 cl, 4 dwg