JP2003291869A - Manufacturing apparatus and manufacturing method for vehicle seat - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a manufacturing apparatus and manufacturing method for a vehicle seat, enabling efficient and low-cost manufacture of a vehicle seat whose surface has characters or patterns with high quality and without skill. <P>SOLUTION: This manufacturing apparatus for a vehicle seat having a skin material 11 and a cushion material includes a printing means for printing characters 15 or patterns on the skin material 11 so that the characters or patterns can appear in a regular shape and in a regular position when at least the cushion material is covered with the skin material 11 to form the vehicle seat, and a vehicle seat forming means for forming the vehicle seat with the skin material to which the characters 15 or patterns are given and the cushion material. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a vehicular seat manufacturing apparatus and manufacturing method, and more particularly to an improvement of a vehicular seat manufacturing apparatus and manufacturing method having characters and patterns on its front surface.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A vehicle seat 100 provided in a motorcycle or the like has a bottom plate 1 as shown in FIG.
The cushion material 120 is placed on the skin 30, and the skin material 110
It is formed by coating with.

There is known a vehicle seat in which a decorative character or pattern is printed on a predetermined portion. In general,
The manufacturer's logo and product logo are printed on the back of the vehicle seat.

[0004]

In the past, the characters and patterns such as the maker's logo have been provided in a separate process after the assembly of the vehicle seat has been completed. In this separate process, the vehicle seat was fixed, and a logo or design was printed by screen printing or the like.

The rear portion of the vehicle seat after assembly has a rounded surface, making it difficult to print and
If the printed position of the logo or pattern is misaligned, or if the color of the logo or pattern is uneven, the appearance of the product is significantly impaired. For this reason, the process of printing a logo or a design has been manually performed by a skilled person.

An object of the present invention is to manufacture a vehicle seat having characters and patterns on the surface side efficiently, at a low cost, without requiring skill while ensuring high quality. A vehicle seat manufacturing apparatus and method are provided.

[0007]

According to the manufacturing apparatus for a vehicle seat S according to claim 1, the above-mentioned problem is a manufacturing apparatus for a vehicle seat S having a skin material 11 and a cushion material 13. , When the vehicle seat S is formed by covering at least the cushion material 12 with the skin material 11 arranged in a plane, characters or patterns appear in a regular shape and a regular position. It is solved by including a printing unit that prints on a sheet, and a vehicle seat forming unit that forms a vehicle seat S from the skin material 11 and the cushion material 12 to which the characters or patterns are applied.

More specifically, the vehicle seat manufacturing apparatus is configured as follows. That is, the vehicle seat manufacturing apparatus S according to claim 2 includes the bottom plate 13
1. A manufacturing apparatus for a vehicle seat S, comprising a cushion material 12 provided on the cushion material 12, the cushion material 12 being covered with a skin material 11, wherein the skin material 11 is arranged in a plane. Printing means for printing characters or patterns so as to appear in a regular shape and regular position when at least the cushion material 12 is covered with 11 to form the vehicle seat S; and a skin material provided with the characters or patterns. The vacuum concave mold 1 in which the vacuum concave mold 1 is provided, the holding frame 2 that descends from above the vacuum concave mold 1 and presses the end region of the skin material 11 arranged in the vacuum concave mold 1, and the skin material 11 of the vacuum concave mold 1. Pressurizing means 5 for applying pressure after disposing the cushion material 12 and the bottom plate 13 on the top, and the end area 11 of the skin material 11.
fixing means for fixing a and the bottom plate 13;
It is characterized by having.

A vehicle seat S manufacturing apparatus according to a third aspect of the present invention is a vehicle seat S manufacturing apparatus covered with a skin material 11, wherein the skin material 11 is arranged in a plane.
In addition, the skin material 11 is at least the cushion material 12
A printing means for printing characters or patterns so that they appear in a regular shape and regular position when the vehicle seat S is formed by covering the same and the skin material 11 with the characters or patterns.
And a resin injecting means provided in the die, and injecting the resin into the cavity of the die by the resin injecting means to integrally form the skin material and the resin. It is characterized in that the vehicle seat S is formed by molding.

As described above, according to the vehicle seat S manufacturing apparatus of the present invention, characters and patterns are printed on the surface material 11 before the vehicle seat S is assembled. . At this time, the characters and patterns to be printed are the same as the skin material 1 described above.
When the vehicle seat S is formed by covering at least the cushion material 12 with 1, the characters or patterns are printed so as to appear in the regular shape and the regular position.

In the vehicle seat S manufacturing apparatus of the present invention,
Since the printing is performed in a state in which the skin material 11 is flat, it is more efficient and stable as compared with the conventional configuration in which printing is performed on the curved surface after the vehicle seat S is assembled. It is possible to perform printing by using the high-quality vehicle seat S, and it is possible to manufacture a high-quality vehicle seat S with high productivity.

In the above-described vehicle seat S manufacturing apparatus, a cutting means for cutting the skin material 11 into a predetermined shape is provided, and one sheet-shaped skin material 11 to a predetermined shape skin material 11 is cut. Good to get. When the cutting means is not provided, the skin material 11 which is cut into a predetermined shape in advance is used.

Further, the fixing means is a robot 6 equipped with a tacker for joining the end of the skin material 11 and the bottom plate 13, so that the end treatment of the skin material 11 can be efficiently performed and the quality can be improved. Can be stabilized.

A method of manufacturing a vehicle seat S according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the method of manufacturing a vehicle seat S covered with a skin material 11, wherein the skin material 11 is arranged in a plane.
In addition, the skin material 11 is at least the cushion material 12
A step of printing so that the characters or patterns appear in a regular shape and a regular position when the vehicle seat S is formed by coating the same, and at least the cushion material 12 is provided on the skin material 11 to which the characters or patterns are provided. And a step of forming a vehicle seat by means of the steps described above.

The method for manufacturing a vehicle seat S according to claim 7 of the present invention is for a vehicle in which a cushion material 12 is provided on a bottom plate 13 and the cushion material 12 is covered with a skin material 11. In the method of manufacturing the seat S, when the vehicle seat S is formed by covering at least the cushion material 12 with the skin material 11 arranged in a plane, the characters or patterns have a regular shape and a regular shape. Printing so as to appear at the position, and a step of disposing the skin material 11 having the characters or patterns provided on the vacuum concave mold 1.
A step of lowering the holding frame 2 from above the vacuum concave mold 1 to press the end region 11a of the skin material 11 arranged in the vacuum concave mold 1, and a step of vacuum forming the skin material 11.
A step of disposing the cushion material 12 and the bottom plate 13 on the vacuum-formed skin material 11 and pressurizing, and a terminal region 11a of the skin material 11 and the bottom plate 1
And a step of fixing 3 and 3.

The method for manufacturing a vehicle seat S according to claim 8 of the present invention is a manufacturing method by integral molding of a skin, and in the method for manufacturing a vehicle seat S covered with a skin material 11, a planar shape is obtained. A step of printing on the disposed skin material 11 so that characters or patterns appear in a regular shape and a regular position when the vehicle seat S is formed by covering at least the cushion material 12 with the skin material 11. When,
A step of arranging the skin material 11 on which the letters or patterns are applied to the mold, a step of injecting a resin into the cavity of the mold for foam molding, and a step of opening the mold and taking out a molded product. And a process.

In the above manufacturing method, before or after the step of printing characters or patterns on the surface material 11,
You may make it perform the process of cutting the said skin material into a predetermined shape. Further, in the step of fixing the end region 11a of the skin material 11 and the bottom plate 13, a step of temporarily fixing the end region 11a of the skin material 11 to the bottom plate 13 and a temporary operation by a robot 6 equipped with a tucker. You may make it perform the process of fixing the terminal area 11a of the stopped skin material 11 and a bottom plate.

[0018]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. The members, arrangements, and the like described below do not limit the present invention and can be variously modified within the scope of the gist of the present invention.

1 to 12 show an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing an example of a printed vehicle seat, and FIG. 2 is a skin material cut into a predetermined shape. FIG. 3 is an explanatory view showing a printed skin material,
FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a skin material having a cutout for determining a disposition position, FIG. 5 is an explanatory view showing a skin material having a mark for determining a disposition position, and FIGS. 6 to 11 FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a vehicle seat assembling process, and FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a staple driving robot.

In this example, the vehicle seat S will be described based on an example applied to a vehicle seat used in a motorcycle. The vehicle seat includes not only those used for two-wheeled vehicles, that is, land-based motorcycles and scooters, but also seats for snowmobiles and watercrafts,
It also includes a three-wheel buggy vehicle, a straddle-type vehicle, or a vehicle seat related to a construction machine seat.

The vehicle seat S of this example comprises a skin material 11,
It is composed of a cushion material 12 and a bottom plate 13. Examples of the skin material 11 include thermoplastic resins such as polyolefin, vinyl chloride and nylon, and sheets and films of thermoplastic elastomers such as polyolefin, polyester, urethane and vinyl chloride. Further, the above material may be used alone or a laminate of two or more kinds may be used as the skin material 11.

The cushion material 12 is made of a flexible foam material such as urethane foam, PP (polypropylene) foam, PE (polyethylene) foam, and is placed on the bottom plate 13. The bottom plate 13 is formed of, for example, PP (polypropylene), ABS resin, or the like.

As shown in FIG. 1, the vehicle seat S of this example.
The back surface 16 of the is printed with a maker logo and a print 15 showing a product logo. The vehicle seat S manufacturing apparatus of this example efficiently manufactures the vehicle seat S having the logo or pattern printed on the predetermined portion thereof while maintaining high quality.

The manufacturing apparatus for the vehicle seat S has a skin material 11
Cutting means for cutting the sheet into a predetermined shape, and the cut skin material 1
1, a printing means for printing a logo or a pattern, a vacuum concave mold 1 for vacuum forming the skin material 11, and a holding frame 2 for pressing and fixing the end portion 11a of the skin material 11 arranged in the vacuum concave mold 1.
A heater 4 for heating the skin material 11 and a pressurizing means 5 for pressurizing the constituent members of the vehicle seat arranged in the vacuum concave mold 1.
And a fixing means 7 for fixing the back surface side of the bottom plate 13 and the terminal portion 11a of the skin material 11.

A cutting machine (not shown) as a cutting means is
For example, it is configured to include a blade portion formed in the cut shape of the skin material 11, and a receiving plate that abuts the blade portion during cutting.
Then, on the receiving plate, the one-piece skin material divided into a predetermined length from the original fabric is arranged, and the blade portion is lowered from above toward the receiving plate on which the one-piece skin material is arranged. Then, by pressing the blade portion against the backing plate, the skin material 11 cut into a predetermined shape can be obtained.

In the above-mentioned cutting machine, a plurality of blade portions are provided, and it is configured so that a plurality of skin materials 11 can be cut by one operation. In addition, you may make it cut | disconnect by laminating | stacking and arrange | positioning the one-piece skin material divided into the predetermined length from the original fabric on the receiving plate. In this example, since the skin material 11 is used for a vehicle seat for a motorcycle, a substantially elliptical skin material 11 is formed as shown in FIG.

A printing machine (not shown) as a printing means is
A logo or a pattern is printed on the skin material 11 cut into a predetermined shape by silk screen printing or the like. The printing method is not limited to silk screen printing, and other printing means such as gravure printing, offset printing, offset gravure printing, letterpress printing, flexographic printing, or transfer means may be used.

The ink used for printing is, for example, a resin containing a thermoplastic resin such as vinyl resin, acrylic resin, polyester resin or polyamide resin as a film forming component and containing a pigment having light resistance.

As the pigment to be used, in addition to ordinary coloring pigments, pearl pigments, bead pigments, mica-based or aluminum-based bright pigments, and the like can be used. As described above, by using the bright pigment, the logo, the pattern, etc. printed at night stand out, and the visibility can be improved.

At the time of printing, the skin material 11 is arranged on the printing table. Then, the skin material 11 arranged on the printing table 11
On the other hand, the first reference line (vertical axis) and the second reference line (horizontal axis) orthogonal to the first reference line (vertical axis) are set as reference positions, and based on this reference position, , A logo or pattern is printed.

The characters representing the logo must be adjusted and deformed in advance so that they will appear in a regular shape and a regular position when the vehicle seat S is finished as a finished product. In this example, as shown in FIG. 3, a print 15 representing a logo is attached at a predetermined position on the skin material 11, and printing is performed so that the characters of the print 15 are arcuate.

Of course, what is printed on the surface material 11 is not limited to the above-mentioned logo, and a pattern may be printed. The pattern can be arbitrarily selected from geometric patterns, stone patterns, leather, natural patterns such as wood grain, and the like.

Since the skin material 11 of this example has the printing portion as described above, it is necessary to assemble it with other members with high precision. In this example, as will be described later, the assembly of the constituent members of the vehicle seat is performed in the vacuum concave mold 1, and it is important to dispose the skin material 11 in the vacuum concave mold 1 with high accuracy.

In order to dispose the skin material 11 with high precision, it is preferable that the skin material 11 is provided with a notch 11b for positioning as shown in FIG. 4, for example. In this case, a convex portion corresponding to the cutout portion 11b is provided on the vacuum concave mold 1 side.

The notch 11b may be provided at one place, but by providing it at a plurality of places as shown in FIG.
1 is preferable because it is less likely to be displaced from the installation position. The cutout portion 11b is preferably provided at the same time when the skin material 11 is cut.

Further, in order to improve the disposition accuracy of the skin material 11, as shown in FIG. 5, the skin material 11 may be provided with a positioning mark 11c. In this example, since the skin material 11 is disposed in the vacuum concave mold 1 with the back surface side facing upward, the mark 11c is provided on the back surface side of the skin material 11.

In this case, the mark 11 is provided on the vacuum concave mold 1 side.
A positioning portion corresponding to c is provided. The positioning part is
For example, a mark having a pointed shape such as a linear shape, a dot shape, or a triangle shape is attached to the peripheral edge of the opening of the vacuum concave mold 1. Then, by aligning the mark 11c of the skin material 11 with this positioning portion, the skin material 11 is arranged at an appropriate position.

As described above, instead of cutting the skin material 11 into a predetermined shape and then printing the logo or pattern on the skin material 11, the logo or pattern is printed on the sheet-like skin material 11, After that, the sheet-shaped skin material 11 that has been printed
May be cut.

Next, an example of a process for assembling the constituent members of the vehicle seat S using the skin material 11 having the print 15 as described above will be described. The vehicle seat S is
The step of disposing the skin material 11 in the vacuum concave mold 1, the step of fixing the skin material 11 with the holding frame 2, and the skin material 1 with the heater 4.
1, the step of vacuum forming the skin material 11, the step of disposing the cushion material 12 and the bottom plate 13 on the vacuum-formed skin material 11 and pressurizing them by the pressurizing means 5, Terminal 11a and bottom plate 1
3 and the process of fixing.

The vacuum concave mold 1 is formed into a predetermined shape by vacuuming the skin material 11, and the vacuum concave mold 1 is
The constituent members of the vehicle seat are arranged and assembled. A suction hole connected to the vacuum device V is provided on the surface where the vacuum concave mold 1 is disposed. In this example, the vacuum device V is shown only in FIG.

When a porous porous electroforming vacuum forming die is used as the vacuum concave die 1, the skin material 11 is adsorbed to the die surface from all directions when vacuuming is performed, and evenly adheres to the die surface. It is possible to make it suitable.

Further, when the porous electroforming vacuum forming die is used, it is possible to faithfully reproduce a fine grain pattern or a complicated figure on the die surface, and it is possible to obtain a formed article having a good design. Becomes

The holding frame 2 seals the skin material 11 over the entire circumference of the vacuum concave mold 1, and is moved above the vacuum concave mold 1 in the vertical direction. The holding frame 2 is formed to have substantially the same shape as the opening peripheral edge portion 1a of the vacuum concave mold 1.
As shown in FIG. 5, the vacuum concave mold 1 is pressed against the opening peripheral edge portion 1 a. The holding frame 2 is in close contact with the opening peripheral edge portion 1a of the vacuum concave mold 1, and between the pressing frame 2 and the opening peripheral edge portion 1a of the vacuum concave mold 1, the skin material 11 is formed.
Is configured to be sandwiched and fixed.

It should be noted that the clamp means 3 may be provided in order to securely hold the pressing frame 2. As a concrete configuration of the clamp means 3, for example, a base portion provided in the vacuum concave mold 1, a drive device including an air cylinder provided in the base portion, a link mechanism connected to a piston rod of the air cylinder, and a link. The structure is provided with a shaft portion connected to the mechanism and a holding portion provided on the shaft portion, and a plurality of them are provided on the opening side of the vacuum concave mold 1.

The driving device of the clamp means 3 is connected to a pressure supply source through a conduit and is operated by air supply to rotate the shaft portion through a link mechanism,
By changing the direction of the pressing portion or moving the shaft portion downward, the pressing portion is lowered to press the opening peripheral edge portion 1a of the vacuum concave mold 1. By pressing the pressing frame 2 using the clamp means 3, the terminal portion 11a of the skin material 11 can be more reliably fixed.

The heater 4 includes a planar holding member and a vacuum concave mold 1
A heating means such as a lamp or a heating wire is arranged so as to face the side. The heater 4 is for heating the skin material 11 before the skin material 11 is evacuated. By heating the skin material 11 with the heater 4, the skin material 11 becomes soft and can be satisfactorily molded in the vacuum concave mold 1.

The pressurizing means 5 is movable up and down on the vacuum concave mold 1 and is configured to press the constituent members of the vehicle seat arranged in the vacuum concave mold 1. Pressurizing means 5
After the cushion material 12 and the bottom plate 13 are disposed in the vacuum concave mold 1, the abutment is made on the bottom plate 13 and
It is configured to press the cushion material 12 and the bottom plate 13.

Next, the assembling process of the vehicle seat of this embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS. First, FIG.
As shown in FIG.
To be installed. At this time, the cutout portion 11b or the mark 11c provided on the skin material 11 and the positioning portion on the vacuum concave mold 1 side are aligned with each other, so that the skin material 11 is accurately arranged.

It is preferable that the end of the skin material 11 of the skin material 11 is temporarily fixed by the clip 1b attached to the vacuum concave mold 1 so that the skin material 11 can be prevented from being displaced.

Next, as shown in FIG. 7, the pressing frame 2 is lowered from above the vacuum concave mold 1 to press the end portion 11a of the skin material 11 arranged in the vacuum concave mold 1. Further, when the clamp means 3 is provided, the holding frame 2 is fixed by the clamp means 3. The skin material 11 is pressed and fixed by a uniform force in the opening peripheral edge portion 1 a of the vacuum concave mold 1.

In this way, the skin material 11 is securely held. Therefore, even when the cushion material 12 and the bottom plate 13 are assembled, the skin material 11 does not move,
The arrangement position of the skin material 11 is ensured so that the print 15 of the skin material 11 appears at an appropriate position on the vehicle seat S.

Next, as shown in FIG. 8, the heater 4 is disposed above the vacuum concave mold 1. At this time, since each terminal portion 11a of the skin material 11 is uniformly held by the holding frame 2 and the clamp means 3, even if the skin material 11 is softened by heating by the heater 4, a part of the skin material 11 is stretched. Therefore, the heat treatment can be suitably performed without being deformed.

Next, the energization of the heater 4 is stopped to stop the heating, and the skin material 11 set in the vacuum concave mold 1 is evacuated and molded. At this time, a texture pattern or the like may be formed on the vacuum concave mold 1 and transferred to the skin material 11.

Next, as shown in FIG. 9, the cushion material 12 and the bottom plate 1 are provided on the vacuum-formed skin material 11.
3 is placed. Then, as shown in FIG. 10, the pressurizing means 5 applies pressure from the bottom plate 13 side.
At this time, the clamp means 3 is released and the presser frame 2 rises.

Next, as shown in FIG. 11, the end of the skin material 11 is folded back to the bottom plate 13 side while the pressure is applied by the pressurizing means 5, and the staple 14 is driven by the tucker to end the skin material 11. Bottom plate 13
Fixed to the peripheral edge of the.

As described above, in the manufacturing apparatus S of this example, the terminal treatment of the skin material 11 can be performed while the pressure is applied by the pressure applying means 5, so that the work efficiency of the terminal treatment can be improved. Further, the skin material 11 can be attached to the bottom plate 13 with an appropriate tension.

In the step of fixing the end portion of the skin material to the bottom plate, the staples 14 are first manually driven into the end portion 11a of the skin material 11 at several places to temporarily secure the skin material 11 and the bottom plate 13 to each other. After that, the robot 6 may fix the skin material.

As shown in FIG. 12, the robot 6 is, for example, a 6-axis multi-joint type robot, in which staples are driven into the terminal portion 11a of the skin material 11 and the bottom plate 13 to carry out the terminal treatment of the skin material 11. To do.

When the terminal processing is performed by the robot 6, the vehicle seat S to which the skin material 11 is temporarily fixed is placed on the workbench 7. Then, the bottom plate 1 is pressed by the pressing means 7a.
The robot 6 drives the staples while pressing 3.

The robot 6 is controlled by a controller (not shown). The control device controls the robot 6 based on the data stored in advance so that the robot 6 drives a staple at a predetermined position.

If the operating system for operating the control device is configured to be operated by the operation panel, it can be operated with one touch, which is preferable because the operability is improved.

The robot 6 is equipped with a tucker 6a attached to the tip head 6e of the robot hand 6d, and a staple supply section 6c for supplying staples to the tucker 6a. The tip head 6e has a tucker 6a.
A roller portion 6b is provided adjacent to.

The tucker 6a has a nose 6f, and the nose 6f serves as the end portion 1 of the skin material 11 as a workpiece.
It is pressed against 1a, staples are supplied from the tip of the nose 6f, and the terminal portion 11a of the skin material 11 and the peripheral portion of the bottom plate 13 are fixed to each other.

The roller portion 6b is used when the stapler 6a drives a staple into the end portion 11a of the skin material 11,
The terminal portion 11 a of the skin material 11 is configured to be pressed against the peripheral edge portion of the bottom plate 13.

As described above, by providing the roller portion 6b adjacent to the tucker 6a and performing the terminal treatment while pulling the terminal portion 11a of the skin material 11 by the roller portion 6b, there is no wrinkle in the seat surface portion, etc. It is possible to create the vehicle seat S having a good appearance.

Also, by pressing the end portion 11a of the skin material 11 with the roller portion 6b, the bottom plate 13
End portion 11a of the skin material 11 temporarily fixed to the peripheral edge of the
Even if the peeling occurs, it is possible to drive the staple while correcting the peeled portion with the roller portion 6b, and it is possible to prevent the defective terminal processing.

The staple supply unit 6c is composed of a cassette that accommodates a plurality of staples connected to form a coil, and is set on the base of the robot 6. When the stapler mounted on the tucker 6a is used up, the tucker 6a is configured to bring the leading end head 6e closer to the staple supply section 6c and receive the staple supply.

It should be noted that it is preferable to provide a notification means such as a lamp to the staple supply section 6c in order to notify the staple supply section 6c that staples have run out.

As described above, the vehicle seat S having the print 15 or the pattern printed on the predetermined portion is completed. According to the vehicle seat manufacturing apparatus and the manufacturing method of the present example, since the printing process is performed on the skin material 11 after cutting the skin material 11, the printing on the skin material 11 can be performed efficiently. It is possible to do.

Further, the assembly of the constituent members of the vehicle seat is automated, the productivity is improved and the quality can be stabilized, and since no complicated mechanism is used, the equipment cost is not increased. It is possible to reduce the production cost.

The method for forming the vehicle seat S using the skin material 11 with the print 15 is not limited to the method for molding the skin material 11 using the vacuum concave mold 1 as described above, and the skin material It goes without saying that any method may be adopted as long as the material 11, the cushion material 12, and the bottom plate 13 can be assembled.

For example, the skin material 11 and the cushion material 12 are integrally molded in a predetermined mold, and the skin material 11,
A method of assembling the cushion material 12 and the bottom plate 13 may be used.

In this case, the skin material 11 is placed in the mold,
After the mold is clamped, molten resin is injected from the gate of the mold for foam molding. After that, the mold is opened, and the integrally molded skin material 11 and cushion material 12 are taken out.

After the skin material 11 and the cushion material 12 are integrally molded in this manner, the bottom plate 13 is assembled to the integrally molded skin material 11 and cushion material 12 to form the vehicle seat S. .

The present invention includes the following modes. A cushioning material is disposed on a bottom plate, and a vehicle seat manufacturing apparatus is provided in which the cushioning material is covered with a skin material, wherein the skin material is arranged in a plane, and at least the skin material is used. When the vehicle seat is formed by covering the cushioning material, the printing means for imparting a character or pattern so that the character or pattern appears in a regular shape and a regular position, and heating the skin material arranged in the vacuum concave mold. Skin material heating means, a vacuum concave mold for arranging the skin material with the letters or patterns, and a presser foot that descends from above the vacuum concave mold and presses the end region of the skin material arranged in the vacuum concave mold. A frame; a pressurizing means for applying pressure after disposing the cushion material and the bottom plate on the vacuum concave type skin material; and a fixing means for fixing the end region of the skin material and the bottom plate. Vehicle seat manufacturing apparatus characterized by a.

In the method for manufacturing a vehicle seat in which a cushion material is arranged on the bottom plate and the cushion material is covered with a skin material, the flat skin material is
A step of printing characters or patterns so that the characters or patterns appear in a regular shape and in a regular position when at least the cushion material is covered with the skin material to form a vehicle seat; A step of disposing a skin material provided with, a step of heating the skin material, a step of lowering the holding frame from above the vacuum concave mold, and pressing the end portion of the skin material arranged in the vacuum concave mold. When,
A step of vacuum forming the skin material; a step of disposing a cushion material and a bottom plate on the vacuum formed skin material and pressurizing; a step of fixing the end region of the skin material and the bottom plate; A method for manufacturing a vehicle seat, comprising:

As described above, the skin material heating means for heating the skin material arranged in the vacuum concave type is provided, and by heating the skin material, the skin material becomes soft by heating,
It becomes possible to perform excellent molding in the vacuum concave mold.

Further, the present invention includes the following aspects. A cushioning material is disposed on a bottom plate, and a vehicle seat manufacturing apparatus is provided in which the cushioning material is covered with a skin material, wherein the skin material is arranged in a plane, and at least the skin material is used. Printing means for printing so that characters or patterns appear in a regular shape and a regular position when a cushioning material is covered to form a vehicle seat, and a positioning portion for providing a notch or mark for positioning on the skin material. A vacuum concave mold provided with an applying means and a convex portion corresponding to the notch or an alignment portion corresponding to the mark, and a vacuum concave mold in which the skin material is disposed, and a vacuum concave mold that is descended from above the vacuum concave mold and arranged in the vacuum concave mold A holding frame for holding the end region of the provided skin material, a pressurizing means for applying pressure after disposing the cushion material and the bottom plate on the vacuum concave skin material, and an end region of the skin material. Vehicle seat manufacturing apparatus is characterized in that and a fixing means for fixing said bottom plate and.

In the method for manufacturing a vehicle seat in which a cushion material is provided on a bottom plate and the cushion material is covered with a skin material, the flat skin material is
A step of printing such that characters or patterns appear in a regular shape and a regular position when at least the cushion material is covered with the skin material to form a vehicle seat; In a vacuum concave mold having a step of making a notch or mark and a protrusion corresponding to the notch or an alignment portion corresponding to the mark, the protrusion or the alignment portion is made to correspond to the notch or mark. A step of disposing the skin material, a step of lowering the holding frame from above the vacuum concave mold, pressing the end region of the skin material arranged in the vacuum concave mold, and a step of vacuum forming the skin material. A step of disposing a cushion material and a bottom plate on the vacuum-formed skin material and pressurizing, and a step of fixing an end region of the skin material and the bottom plate. When, the vehicle seat manufacturing method, characterized by comprising a.

As described above, the cutout or mark for positioning is provided on the skin material, and the vacuum concave mold is provided with the convex portion or the alignment portion so as to correspond to the cutout or mark of the skin material. The skin material can be accurately arranged in the vacuum concave type. Therefore, it is possible to obtain a vehicular seat having a good appearance without causing displacement or inclination of characters or patterns applied to the surface material.

[0081]

As described above, according to the manufacturing apparatus and the manufacturing method for a vehicle seat of the present invention, a character or a pattern is printed on the surface material before the vehicle seat is assembled. Has been done.

As described above, since printing is performed in a state where the skin material is flat, it is more efficient than the conventional configuration in which printing is performed on a curved surface after the vehicle seat is assembled. In addition, stable and stable printing can be performed, and high-quality vehicle seats can be manufactured with high productivity.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a printed vehicle seat.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory view showing a skin material cut into a predetermined shape.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing a printed skin material.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory view showing a skin material provided with a notch for determining an arrangement position.

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram showing a skin material having a mark for determining an arrangement position.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory view showing a process of assembling the vehicle seat.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory view showing a process of assembling the vehicle seat.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory view showing a process of assembling the vehicle seat.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory view showing a process of assembling the vehicle seat.

FIG. 10 is an explanatory view showing a process of assembling the vehicle seat.

FIG. 11 is an explanatory view showing a process of assembling the vehicle seat.

FIG. 12 is an explanatory diagram showing a robot for driving staples.

FIG. 13 is a cross-sectional view of a general vehicle seat.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 vacuum concave type 2 Presser frame 3 Clamping means 4 heater 5 Pressurizing means 6 robots 7 Workbench 11 Skin material 12 Cushion material 13 Bottom plate 14 Staple 15 printing 16 Rear S Vehicle seat

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Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A manufacturing apparatus for a vehicle seat, comprising a skin material and a cushion material, wherein the skin material arranged in a plane is covered with at least the cushion material with the skin material. A printing unit that prints characters or patterns so that the characters or patterns appear in a regular shape and a regular position when the seat is formed, and a vehicle for forming a vehicle seat from the skin material provided with the characters or patterns and the cushion material. An apparatus for manufacturing a vehicle seat, comprising a seat forming means. 2. A vehicle seat manufacturing apparatus comprising a cushion material provided on a bottom plate, and the cushion material covered with a skin material, wherein: Printing means for printing characters or patterns so that they appear in a regular shape and in a regular position when a vehicle seat is formed by covering at least the cushioning material with a skin material, and a skin material provided with the characters or patterns. A vacuum concave mold to be arranged, a holding frame that descends from above the vacuum concave mold and presses the end region of the skin material arranged in the vacuum concave mold, and a cushion material and a bottom plate are arranged on the vacuum concave skin material. An apparatus for manufacturing a vehicle seat, comprising: a pressurizing unit that pressurizes the seat material after it is installed; and a fixing unit that fixes the end region of the skin material and the bottom plate. 3. An apparatus for manufacturing a vehicle seat covered with a skin material, wherein at least the cushion material is covered with the skin material on the skin material arranged in a plane to form a vehicle seat. Printing means for printing characters or patterns so that the characters or patterns appear in a regular shape and in a regular position, a mold for arranging the skin material with the characters or patterns, and resin injection provided in the mold. Means for injecting a resin into the cavity of the mold by the resin injecting means, and integrally molding the skin material and the resin to form a vehicle seat. Sheet manufacturing equipment. 4. The vehicle seat manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a cutting unit that cuts the skin material into a predetermined shape. 5. The vehicle seat manufacturing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the fixing means is a robot equipped with a tucker for joining the end region of the skin material and the bottom plate. 6. A method for manufacturing a vehicle seat covered with a skin material, wherein a vehicle seat is formed by coating at least the cushion material with the skin material on the skin material arranged in a plane. A step of printing a character or a pattern so that it appears in a regular shape and a regular position; and a step of forming a vehicle seat by providing at least a cushion material on the skin material provided with the character or the pattern. A method for manufacturing a vehicle seat, comprising: 7. A method for manufacturing a vehicle seat, comprising a cushion material provided on a bottom plate, and the cushion material covered with a skin material, comprising: A step of printing so that the characters or patterns appear in a regular shape and a regular position when at least the cushion material is covered to form a vehicle seat; and a vacuum concave mold is provided with a skin material provided with the characters or patterns. A step of setting, a step of lowering a holding frame from above the vacuum concave mold, a step of pressing an end region of a skin material arranged in the vacuum concave mold, a step of vacuum forming the skin material, the vacuum forming For a vehicle, comprising: a step of disposing a cushion material and a bottom plate on the skin material and pressurizing; and a step of fixing the end region of the skin material and the bottom plate. Sheet manufacturing method. 8. A method of manufacturing a vehicle seat covered with a skin material, wherein a vehicle seat is formed by coating at least the cushion material with the skin material on the skin material arranged in a plane. Printing a letter or pattern so that the letter or pattern appears in a regular shape and in a regular position; disposing a skin material provided with the letter or pattern on the mold; A step of injecting a resin to perform foam molding, and a step of opening the mold and taking out a molded product,
A method for manufacturing a vehicle seat, comprising: 9. The vehicle according to claim 6, further comprising a step of cutting the skin material into a predetermined shape before or after the step of printing characters or patterns on the skin material. Sheet manufacturing method. 10. The step of fixing the end region of the skin material and the bottom plate includes a step of temporarily fixing the end region of the skin material to the bottom plate, and the provisional fixing by a robot equipped with a tucker. The method for manufacturing a vehicle seat according to claim 7, further comprising a step of fixing the end region of the skin material and the bottom plate.