1. A flanging apparatus for use in roller hemming with a robotic hemming roller and a roller hemming anvil having a peripherally disposed hemming surface, the flanging apparatus comprising:
a tool insert having a flanging surface and a mounting surface;
said flanging surface having a peripherally disposed flanging edge of a shape generally corresponding to a shape of said hemming surface of said hemming anvil;
said flanging edge being set at an angle for flanging of an outer metal panel;
said mounting surface being adapted to mount said tool insert relative to said roller hemming anvil;
whereby said tool insert is mountable on an outer panel deposited on said hemming anvil for flanging the outer panel against the tool insert flanging surface using said hemming roller and thereafter said tool insert is removable to allow said hemming roller to finish hem an inner metal panel disposedly nested on the flanged outer panel.
2. The flanging apparatus of claim 1 wherein said tool insert includes a locator for locating said tool insert relative to said hemming anvil.
3. The flanging apparatus of claim 2 wherein said locator is one of a mechanical, electrical and optical locator means.
4. The flanging apparatus of claim 1 wherein said tool insert comprises a plurality of cooperable fittable insert sections.
5. The flanging apparatus of claim 1 including at least one crossmember assembly for containing tool insert sections in an operational disposition.
6. The flanging apparatus of claim 1 wherein said tool insert is constructed of metal material.
7. A method for flanging or pre-bending an outer metal panel of a closure panel, the method comprising the steps of:
providing a hemming anvil;
providing a flanging insert having a flanging surface;
disposing the outer metal panel on said hemming anvil;
sandwiching the outer metal panel between said hemming anvil and flanging insert; and
roller hemming a peripheral edge of the outer metal panel against said flanging insert.
8. The method of claim 7 including the step of locating said flanging insert relative to said hemming anvil.
9. The method of claim 7 including the step of removing said flanging insert after flanging the metal panel.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method comprising:
receiving information at a first access node with which a user equipment is associated, said information comprising timing information of a second access node; and
providing access node information for said user equipment in dependence on said timing information, said access node information defining at least one time period when said user equipment is to at least one of transmit to and receive signals from said at least one of said first and second access node.
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3. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said access node information defines at least one time period when said user equipment is to monitor a control channel of said second access node.
4. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said timing information comprises a cell switching pattern.
5. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said timing information indicates a reduced traffic time period of said second access node.
6. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said timing information comprises almost blank sub frame information.
7. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said access node information is configured to control in which time periods said user equipment is configured to transmit to andor receive signals from said first access node and in which time periods said user equipment is configured to transmit to andor receive signals from said second access node.
8. A method as claimed in claim 1, comprising sending a request to said user equipment to cause said user equipment to enter a mode in which said user equipment is controlled by said access node information.
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10. A method as claimed in claim 8 wherein said request comprises identity information identifying said second access node.
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15. A method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said access node information determines when said user equipment decodes at least one channel and from which access node.
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20. A method comprising:
receiving at a user equipment access node information for said user equipment, said user equipment being associated with a first access node, said access node information defining at least one time period when said user equipment is to at least one of transmit to and receive signals from at least one of said first access node and a second access node; and using said access node information to control when said user equipment is to at least one of transmit to and receive signals from at least one of said first access node and the second access node.
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22. A method as claimed in claim 20, wherein said access node information defines at least one time period when said user equipment is to monitor a control channel of said second access node.
23. A method as claimed in claim 20, wherein said timing information comprises a cell switching pattern.
24. A method as claimed in claim 20, wherein said timing information indicates a reduced traffic time period of said second access node.
25. A method as claimed in claim 20, wherein said timing information comprises almost blank sub frame information.
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40. An apparatus for a first access node with which a user equipment is associated, said apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and computer program code configured to with the at least one processor cause the apparatus at least to:
receive information comprising timing information of a second access node; and
provide access node information for said user equipment in dependence on said timing information, said access node information defining at least one time period when said user equipment is to at least one of transmit to and receive signals from said at least one of said first and second access node.
41. Apparatus as claimed in claim 40, wherein the at least one memory and computer program code is configured to with the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to send a request to said user equipment to cause said user equipment to enter a mode in which said user equipment is controlled by said access node information.
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45. Apparatus as claimed in claim 40, wherein the at least one memory and computer program code is configured to with the at least one processor to cause the apparatus to send said request to said user equipment responsive to re-ports received from said user equipment.
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49. An apparatus for a user equipment, said apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and computer program code configured to with the at least one processor cause the apparatus at least to:
receive access node information for said user equipment, said user equipment being associated with a first access node, said access node information defining at least one time period when said user equipment is to at least one of transmit to and receive signals from at least one of said first access node and a second access node; and
use said access node information to control when said user equipment is to at least one of transmit to and receive signals from at least one of said first access node and the second access node.
50. Apparatus as claimed in claim 49, wherein the at least one memory and computer program code is configured to with the at least one processor to cause said user equipment to enter a mode in which said user equipment is controlled by said access node information in response to a request from the first access node.
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59. Apparatus as claimed in claim 40, wherein said access node information defines at least one time period when said user equipment is to monitor a control channel of said second access node.
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