JP3125078B2 - Automatic trim covering device - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an automatic trim cover mounting apparatus for automatically mounting a trim cover on an underlining pad in a seat manufacturing process.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A vehicle seat, for example, a seat mounted on a passenger car, is constructed by surrounding an underlining pad as a cushion material around a frame forming its skeleton, and covering a surface of the underlining pad with a trim cover. I have.

Conventionally, in the manufacturing process of this type of seat, the work of putting the trim cover on the underlining pad has generally been performed manually.

[0004]

As described above, conventionally, since the trim cover was manually put on the work, there was a problem that the worker was very tired and the work required considerable skill. The present invention has been made to solve such a problem.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to achieve the above-mentioned object, the present invention provides an apparatus capable of automatically placing a trim cover on an underlining pad. That is, the present invention relates to an apparatus for covering a bag-like trim cover on an underlining pad in a seat, and a holding means for holding the underlining pad and a trim cover which is disposed in an upside-down state so as to face the underlining pad; A cover pressing member positioned inside the trim cover held by the means, a cover expanding means for expanding the trim cover by moving the cover pressing member in a lateral direction, and relatively moving the cover pressing member and the underlining pad. A cover pressing means for covering the trim cover with the cover pressing member while turning the trim cover in close contact with the underlay pad; and a catch spring for suspending the cover disposed inside the underlay pad, thereby compressing the underlay pad. And a pressing means for easily suspending the trim cover.

[0006]

In the apparatus of the present invention constructed as described above, first, the underlining pad and the trim cover in an upside-down state are held by the holding means in a state where they are opposed to each other. Is spread by the cover pressing member so that it can be easily covered on the underlay pad, and then the cover covering means operates to move the cover pushing member and the underlay pad relatively. It operates as if it is returned to. Also, during the operation of putting on the trim cover, the hook spring inside the underlining pad is pressed by the pressing means and the underlining pad is compressed, so that the work of hanging the trim cover on the hooking spring can be easily performed. . With the above operation, the work of putting on the trim cover and the work of hanging the trim cover can be performed easily, and the production efficiency is improved.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. The device of the present invention is provided with a mechanism that allows a bag-like trim cover 101 in an upside-down state to be put on the underlining pad (hereinafter, simply referred to as a pad) 100 while being turned over.

Hereinafter, the specific structure will be described. In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a base frame, and a support rod 2 is provided so as to be vertically movable with respect to the base frame 1, and a clamper 3 for holding a pad 100 is provided at the center of the support rod 2. ing. Cylinder devices 4 and 5 are arranged between the left and right ends of the support rod 2 and the base frame 1, and the support rod 2 moves up and down (up and down movement) by the operation of the cylinder devices 4 and 5. It is done as it is.

6 is a pad 100 and a trim cover 101
The holding table 6 is supported by a fixed portion 7 integral with the base frame 1 via cylinder devices 8 and 9 so as to be vertically movable (moving up and down).

A pair of pins 10 into which the headrest holder 102 is fitted protrude from the upper surface of the holder 6. The pin 10 is directly connected to the cylinder device 11, that is, is retracted by the operation of the cylinder device 11.

Numeral 12 denotes a lift board. The lift board 12 is supported by the left and right cylinder devices 13 and 14 so as to be vertically movable (movable up and down) with respect to the base frame 1. And 14 are moved up and down.

A cover pressing member for expanding the trim cover 101 to cover the pad 100 is provided on the lift board 12.

The cover pushing member is a trim cover 10.
1, there are cover pressing plates 15 and 16 corresponding to the left and right side portions, and cover pressing plates 17 and 18 corresponding to the front and rear surface portions of the trim cover 101, both of which are set upright with respect to the lifting plate 12, Rollers 15a, 16a, 17a, 18a made of hard silicon are attached to the tip of the trim cover to prevent the trim cover from being broken.

These cover pressing plates 15, 16, 1
7, 18 are cylinder devices 19, 20, 21, 22, respectively.
That is, the cylinder device is moved in a horizontal direction by the operation of the cylinder device. still,
In the present embodiment, the cover pressing plates 15 and 1 corresponding to the left and right side portions and the front portion of the trim cover 101 are provided.
6 and 17 are linearly moved in the horizontal direction, but only the cover pressing plate 18 corresponding to the rear surface of the trim cover 101 is rotated in the horizontal direction by pivoting about the pivot 23 as is clear from FIG. It is structured to be moved.
Reference numeral 24 denotes a stopper that determines the amount of movement (rotation angle).

Further, the trim cover 10 is provided by the apparatus of this embodiment.
The pad 100 on which the cover 1 is placed has a portion on both left and right sides protruding and bulging forward and laterally, and the trim cover 101 smoothly follows the bulged portion 100a when the trim cover is covered. Rollers 15 of cover pressing plates 15, 16 corresponding to the sides of trim cover 101
3, a and 16a are formed in a tapered shape having a large diameter on the side corresponding to the bulging portion 100a of the pad 100.

Further, in the apparatus of this embodiment, as shown in FIG. 4, an extruding plate 25 for compressing the pad 100 is provided in order to easily suspend the trim cover 101. The extruding plate 25 is moved forward and backward by the operation of the cylinder device 26, and the pad 100
Is pressed to compress the pad 100 by pressing the cover hanging hook 103 disposed inside the cover, so that the work of hanging the trim cover 101 can be easily performed.

Next, the operation of the apparatus of this embodiment configured as described above will be described. First, as shown in FIG.
0, the headrest holder 102 is fitted, and a bag-like trim cover 101 in an inverted state is set on the holding base 6 (a hole is formed in the trim cover 101 in advance, and the headrest holder 102 is inserted into this hole. And set it to pass.) At this time, the trim cover 101
Inside all of the cover push plates 15, 16, 17,
18 is included.

Next, with the pad 100 turned upside down, the pad 100 is set on the holding base 6 such that the headrest holder 102 is inserted into a hole for embedding the headrest holder formed at the upper end thereof. Further, the pad 100 is held by the clamper 3 in this state.

After setting the pad 100 and the trim cover 101 which is turned upside down in such a manner as to face each other, when the foot switch 27 is depressed, first, the cylinder devices 19 and 2 are turned on.
0, 21 and 22 are actuated to push the cover pressing plates 15 and 1
6, 17, and 18, respectively, move outward, whereby the trim cover 101 is expanded so as to easily cover the pad 100.

Subsequently, the cylinder device 4 is operated to lower the support rod 2, and the cylinder device 8 is operated to lower the holding table 6, whereby the pad 100 is entirely lowered. At the same time, the cylinder device 13 is actuated, and the lift plate 12 is raised, so that the roller 1 at the tip of the cover pressing plates 15, 16, 17, 18 disposed on the lift plate.
5a, 16a, 17a, and 18a gradually cover the trim cover 101 while turning the trim cover 101 in close contact with the pad 100. Thus, the trim cover 101 is covered to a certain extent.

Therefore, as shown in FIG.
6, the extruding plate 25 is advanced, and the hooks 103 in the pads 100 are pressed to compress the pads 100, so that the work of suspending the trim cover 101 can be easily performed.

That is, a hanging bag 104 is sewn on the inner surface of the front surface of the trim cover 101, and the hanging wire 105 in the hanging bag 104 is fixed to the hooking spring 103 by a ring, so that the trim cover 101 is sewn. Is suspended, and a predetermined design shape is put on the surface side,
In the hanging operation of the trim cover, the hanging spring 103 is pushed out by the push plate 25 as described above, so that the hanging wire 105 in the hanging bag 104 can be easily pulled by the hanging spring 103.
It can be brought close to and can be stopped by a ring.

After the trim cover is suspended in this manner, when the second switch 28 is pressed, the cylinder device 26 is depressed.
Is returned to the original state, the pressing plate 25 is retracted, the cylinder device 5 is operated, the support rod 2 is lowered, and the cylinder device 9 is operated, and the holding table 6 is lowered. It is lowered further. At the same time, the cylinder device 14 is actuated to further raise the elevating plate 12, so that the trim cover 101 is continuously put on the pad 100 by the rollers 15a, 16a, 17a, 18a at the tips of the cover pressing plates 15, 16, 17, 18. Can be

At this time, as described above, the trim cover 10
The rollers 15a and 16a of the cover pressing plates 15 and 16 corresponding to the sides of the pad 1 are formed in a tapered shape.
0 follows the shape of the bulged portion 100a on the side of the "0" well, and thus the trim cover 101 is smoothly covered.

When the trim cover 101 is covered to the skirt in this manner, the headrest holder 102 is completely inserted into the pad 100 via the trim cover 101 by the compressive force of the covering of the skirt.

When the series of operations described above is completed, the cylinder devices 4, 5, 8, 9, 13, 14, 1 after a few seconds.
9, 20, 21 and 22 are simultaneously returned to the original state, the clamper 3 is opened, and the pin 10 is lowered by the operation of the cylinder device 11 to come out of the headrest holder 102. In this state, a finished product can be taken out.

[0027]

As described above, according to the device of the present invention, the work of putting the trim cover on the underlining pad can be performed almost automatically, and the work of hanging the trim cover can be easily performed. In addition, the present invention has the effect that the number of workers is not limited to skilled workers, and can be easily worked by laymen without being limited to skilled workers, and can greatly contribute to improvement of production efficiency.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view of the device of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view of the main part.

FIG. 3 is a side view of the main part.

FIG. 4 is a side view of the main part.

[Explanation of symbols]

 2 support rod 3 clamper 4,5 cylinder device 6 holding table 8,9 cylinder device 12 elevating table 13,14 cylinder device 15,16,17,18 cover pushing plate 15a, 16a, 17a, 18a roller 19,20,21, 22 Cylinder device 25 Extrusion plate 26 Cylinder device 100 Pad 101 Trim cover 103 Hook spring

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Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. An apparatus for covering a bag-like trim cover on an underpad of a seat, comprising: a holding means for holding the underpad and a trim cover which is disposed in an upside-down state so as to face the underpad. A cover pressing member positioned inside the trim cover held by the holding means; a cover expanding means for expanding the trim cover by moving the cover pressing member in a lateral direction; and relatively moving the cover pressing member and the underlining pad. Moving the trim cover in close contact with the underlay pad by the cover pressing member, and pressing the cover hanging means for covering the cover, which is disposed inside the underlay pad, to compress the underlay pad. Press means for facilitating hanging of the trim cover on the hook spring. Covering device.