Abstract: A method of processing and transferring vehicle body members with a robot, in which each of a plurality of vehicle body members is processed with a processing device attached to a robot and then transferred to an entrance to a first work station and an entrance to a second work station successively with a holding device attached to the robot in place of the processing device in such a manner that, on the occasion of transfer of one of the vehicle body members to the entrance to the first work station, the holding device is released from the robot together with the vehicle body member with which the holding device engages so that the vehicle body member accompanied with the holding device is conveyed into the first work station and therefore the processing device can be attached to the robot in a relatively short time for processing the next one of the vehicle body members and then can be changed in relation to the robot for the holding device also in a relatively short time for transferring the vehicle body m

Abstract: A method of assembling a vehicle body panel member comprises the steps of coupling each adjacent two of subdivided outer panel components with each other to incorporate the subdivided outer panel components into an outer panel, fixing the outer panel a predetermined position, providing the outer panel fixed at the predetermined position with arc welding at a junction between two adjacent subdivided outer panel components appearing on an external surface of the outer panel, and coupling subdivided inner panel components with the outer panel having been subjected to the arc welding so that the subdivided inner panel components are disposed on the inside of the outer panel to form an inner panel and thereby the vehicle body panel member is obtained.

Abstract: A system for assembling a vehicle body has a panel handling device provided with a panel holding tool for holding a body panel and a first welding gun for welding the body panel to a vehicle body. A robot has a connecting mechanism to which the panel handling device or a second welding gun is selectively connected. A panel setting mechanism which is provided with a support portion for supporting the panel handling device delivered by the robot locates the panel handling device so that the body panel on the panel handling device is correctly positioned for incorporation into the vehicle body. The second welding gun is connected to a power source, and said panel handling means is provided with a power receiving portion by way of which the first welding gun receives power supplied by the second welding gun which is held by the robot.