A fully automatic punching and riveting equipment for automobile covered instrument panel and airbag plastic card

By designing a fully automatic automotive cladding dashboard and airbag plastic card punching and riveting equipment, integrating compression, punching and riveting mechanisms, the problems of cumbersome processes and long cycle time of traditional equipment are solved, and dashboard punching and plastic are realized The automation of card riveting improves production efficiency and automation rate.

CN113059816BActive Publication Date: 2024-12-13CHANGCHUN FAWAY ADIENT AUTOMOTIVE SYST CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202110412211.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Patents(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2021-04-16
Publication Date
2024-12-13
Estimated Expiration
2041-04-16

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Technical Problem

The traditional airbag plastic card riveting equipment has cumbersome processes and a long cycle time, which cannot meet the needs of the automobile industry to improve appearance and function.

Method used

Designed a fully automatic punching and riveting equipment for automotive cladding dashboard and airbag plastic card, integrating compression, punching and riveting mechanisms, and realizes dashboard punching and plastic through the collaborative work of the pronunciation membrane and multiple mechanisms. Automation of card riveting.

Benefits of technology

The integration of dashboard skeleton punching and airbag plastic card riveting is realized, which reduces the equipment cycle time, improves production efficiency, improves automation rate, reduces manual intervention, and the cycle time is better than traditional equipment.

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Abstract

The present invention provides a fully automatic punching and riveting device for covering an automobile instrument panel and an airbag plastic card, comprising: a frame, a contoured tire membrane installed on a table top of the frame, a pressing mechanism, a punching mechanism and a riveting mechanism installed above the contoured tire membrane of the frame, a hole pressing positioning seat mechanism and a riveting positioning seat mechanism installed on the frame and located below the contoured tire membrane, the hole pressing positioning seat mechanism is located directly below the punching mechanism, the riveting positioning seat mechanism is located directly below the riveting mechanism, the contoured tire membrane is used to install and position the instrument panel, the pressing mechanism is used to press the instrument panel onto the contoured tire membrane, the punching mechanism is used to open a mounting hole on the instrument panel, the riveting mechanism is used to rivet the plastic card onto the mounting hole, the hole pressing positioning seat mechanism is used to support the punching mechanism to perform hole pressing, and the riveting positioning seat mechanism is used to install a rivet and move it to a hole pressing position. The present invention has the advantages of: integrated punching and riveting, reduced equipment cycle time, and improved production efficiency.
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Technical Field

[0001] The invention relates to the technical field of automobile interior covering, and in particular to a fully automatic punching and riveting device for covering an automobile instrument panel and an airbag plastic card. Background Art

[0002] With the rapid development of the automobile industry, consumers have higher and higher requirements for automobile quality. Automobile manufacturers around the world are constantly working hard to improve the function and quality, appearance and comfort of automobile parts to meet consumer needs.

[0003] It is precisely because of the urgent need for appearance and function in the automotive industry that it is necessary to add airbag plastic cards with beautiful and logo effects to the car's covered dashboard. The main structural form of traditional airbag riveting equipment is that the dashboard punching uses one machine and the airbag plastic card riveting uses another machine. The process is cumbersome and the cycle time is too long. Summary of the invention

[0004] In view of the above problems, the purpose of the present invention is to provide a fully automatic punching and riveting equipment for automobile covered instrument panel and airbag plastic card, which is used to complete multiple processes on an integrated device to overcome the shortcomings of the above-mentioned prior art.

[0005] The fully automatic punching and riveting equipment for covering an automobile instrument panel and an airbag plastic card provided by the present invention comprises: a frame, a contoured tire membrane installed on the frame table, a pressing mechanism, a punching mechanism and a riveting mechanism installed above the contoured tire membrane of the frame, a hole pressing positioning seat mechanism and a riveting positioning seat mechanism installed on the frame and below the contoured tire membrane, the hole pressing positioning seat mechanism is located directly below the punching mechanism, the riveting positioning seat mechanism is located directly below the riveting mechanism, the contoured tire membrane is used to install and position the instrument panel, the pressing mechanism is used to press the instrument panel against the contoured tire membrane, the punching mechanism is used to open a mounting hole on the instrument panel, the riveting mechanism is used to rivet the plastic card to the mounting hole, the hole pressing positioning seat mechanism is used to support the punching mechanism for punching holes, and the riveting positioning seat mechanism is used to install rivets and move to the hole pressing position.

[0006] Preferably, the contoured fetal membrane is composed of four support blocks, and the four support blocks are evenly distributed and fixed on the frame table according to the shape of the instrument panel.

[0007] Preferably, the clamping mechanism consists of a cylinder bracket, a clamping cylinder, and a clamping follower block, the cylinder bracket is installed on the crossbeam of the frame, the clamping cylinder is installed on the cylinder bracket, the clamping follower block is installed on the end of the piston rod of the clamping cylinder, and the clamping follower block is located directly above one of the support blocks.

[0008] Preferably, the punching mechanism consists of a horizontal transfer mechanism and a punching mechanism installed on the horizontal transfer mechanism, the horizontal transfer mechanism consists of a displacement seat driven by a cylinder or a motor, the cylinder or the motor is installed on the frame, the cylinder or the motor drives the displacement seat to move along the width direction of the instrument panel, the punching mechanism is installed on the displacement seat, the punching mechanism consists of a punching cylinder, a punching knife base, a base support rod, a punching knife, a punching knife guide rod, a guide rod return spring and a positioning pressure plate, the punching cylinder is installed on the displacement seat, the punching knife base is installed on the displacement seat through a group of base support rods, the positioning pressure plate is installed on the punching knife base through two groups of punching knife guide rods, the guide rod return spring is sleeved on the punching knife guide rod between the punching knife base and the positioning pressure plate, the punching is installed on the punching knife base, the blade of the punching knife passes through the avoidance hole of the positioning pressure plate and contacts the instrument panel, the punching cylinder is installed on the displacement seat, and the piston rod of the punching cylinder is fixedly connected to the punching knife base.

[0009] Preferably, the riveting mechanism comprises: a riveting cylinder, a riveting plate and a platen guide rod, the riveting cylinder is installed on a frame, the riveting plate is installed on the piston rod of the riveting cylinder, and a group of platen guide rods are installed on the riveting plate and located on both sides of the piston rod.

[0010] Preferably, the riveting positioning seat mechanism includes: a support seat, a slide rail seat and a rodless cylinder, the slide rail seat is installed on the rack table along the length direction of the dashboard, the rodless cylinder is installed on the slide rail seat, the support seat is installed on the rodless cylinder, and the support seat is provided with an installation groove for installing rivets.

[0011] Preferably, the punching hole positioning seat mechanism is composed of a die cylinder and a die support seat, the die cylinder is installed below the punching avoidance hole opened on the frame table, the die support seat is installed on the piston rod of the die cylinder, the die support seat is used to support the punching knife of the punching mechanism, and the die support seat is provided with corresponding grooves corresponding to the shape and position of the punching knife.

[0012] Another object of the present invention is to provide a method for fully automatic punching and riveting of a car covered instrument panel and an airbag plastic card, which specifically comprises the following steps:

[0013] Step S1: confirm whether the pressing mechanism, punching mechanism, riveting mechanism, punching positioning seat mechanism and riveting positioning seat mechanism on the frame are in the initial position, and return the mechanisms that are not in the initial position to their original positions;

[0014] Step S2: installing the instrument panel onto the contoured fetal membrane, and checking whether the instrument panel is completely fitted with the four support blocks on the contoured fetal membrane;

[0015] Step S3: starting the clamping cylinder of the clamping mechanism, wherein the piston rod of the clamping cylinder drives the clamping follower block to press down from above the instrument panel until the instrument panel is pressed against the contoured tire membrane;

[0016] Step S4: starting the die cylinder of the hole-pressing positioning seat mechanism, and the piston rod of the die cylinder drives the die support seat to gradually rise from the punching avoidance hole below the rack table to the position at the bottom of the instrument panel, and stops after contacting the bottom of the instrument panel;

[0017] Step S5: punching holes in the instrument panel using a punching mechanism;

[0018] Step S51: starting the horizontal transfer mechanism of the punching mechanism, wherein the cylinder of the horizontal transfer mechanism drives the displacement seat to move along the width direction of the instrument panel to the punching position of the instrument panel, that is, directly above the die support seat;

[0019] Step S52: After the displacement seat is transferred to the top of the die support seat, the punching cylinder of the punching mechanism drives the punching knife base to move from top to bottom. When the positioning plate on the bottom surface of the punching knife base contacts the instrument panel, the positioning plate stops moving, and the punching cylinder drives the punching knife base to continue pressing down. During the pressing process, the guide rod return spring is forced to contract, and the punching knife passes through the stationary positioning plate and extends from the knife exit hole to punch the instrument panel. The punching knife is pressed against the die support seat of the hole punching positioning seat mechanism to complete the punching.

[0020] Step S53: the punching cylinder drives the punching knife base to rise, and during the rising process, the guide rod return spring potential energy of the punching knife base pops out to separate the punching knife base from the positioning plate, so that the punching knife retracts from the knife exit hole of the positioning plate to the initial position;

[0021] Step S6: After the punching mechanism moves to the initial position, the clamping cylinder of the clamping mechanism drives the clamping follower block to retract to the initial position, and the die cylinder of the punching positioning seat mechanism drives the die support seat to retract from above the frame table to the initial position;

[0022] Step S7: removing the punched instrument panel from the contoured membrane, and manually cutting the two round holes punched on the instrument panel into strip holes using a cutter;

[0023] Step S8: starting the rodless cylinder of the riveting positioning seat mechanism, the rodless cylinder drives the support seat to move along the length direction of the instrument panel on the slide rail seat to just below the riveting mechanism, and placing a group of rivets in the mounting groove of the support seat;

[0024] Step S9: repeating steps S2 and S3, and placing the plastic card on the bar hole of the dashboard;

[0025] Step S10: Riveting the plastic card to the dashboard using a riveting mechanism in conjunction with a riveting positioning seat mechanism;

[0026] Step S111: starting the riveting cylinder of the riveting mechanism, the piston rod of the riveting cylinder drives the riveting plate to move from top to bottom, and the riveting plate continues to press down after contacting the plastic card until it is on the riveting positioning seat mechanism. During the pressing process, the riveting plate rivets the rivets in the mounting groove of the support seat to the plastic card, thus completing the riveting;

[0027] Step S112: the riveting cylinder drives the riveting pressure plate to rise to the initial position, the rodless cylinder of the riveting positioning seat mechanism drives the support seat to move to the initial position, the clamping cylinder of the clamping mechanism drives the clamping follower block to retract to the initial position, and the processed instrument panel is removed.

[0028] The beneficial effects of the present invention are as follows: the present invention realizes the integrated punching of the instrument panel frame and the positioning and riveting of the airbag plastic card; the integrated integration of punching and riveting reduces the equipment cycle time and improves production efficiency; the automation rate of the airbag riveting production line is improved, the number of direct production workers on the production line is reduced, and one-click punching and riveting is realized; the cycle time is also better than that of traditional punching and riveting equipment. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0029] By referring to the following description in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, and with a more comprehensive understanding of the present invention, other objects and results of the present invention will become more clear and easy to understand. In the accompanying drawings:

[0030] Figure 1 It is the overall structural front view of the present invention.

[0031] Figure 2 It is a side view of the overall structure of the present invention.

[0032] Figure 3 It is a top view of the overall structure of the present invention.

[0033] Figure 4 for Figure 2 AA partial enlargement image.

[0034] Figure 5 It is a front view of the overall structure of the instrument panel workpiece of the present invention.

[0035] Figure 6 for Figure 5 A partial enlarged view of BB.

[0036] Figure 7 It is a schematic diagram of the punching mechanism structure of the present invention.

[0037] The accompanying drawings are marked as follows: frame 1, contoured fetal membrane 2, clamping mechanism 3, cylinder bracket 301, clamping cylinder 302, clamping follower block 303, punching mechanism 4, horizontal transfer mechanism 401, punching mechanism 402, punching cylinder 403, punching knife base 404, base support rod 405, punching knife 406, punching knife guide rod 407, guide rod return spring 408, positioning pressure plate 409, riveting mechanism 5, riveting cylinder 501, riveting pressure plate 502, pressure plate guide rod 503, hole pressing positioning seat mechanism 6, die cylinder 601, die support seat 602, riveting positioning seat mechanism 7, support seat 701, slide rail seat 702, rodless cylinder 703, instrument panel 8. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0038] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solution and advantages of the present invention, the present application is described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, but it is not intended to limit the protection scope of the present invention.

[0039] Example 1

[0040] See also Figure 1-7 As shown: The fully automatic punching and riveting equipment for automobile covered instrument panel and airbag plastic card provided in this embodiment includes: a frame 1, a contoured fetal membrane 2 installed on the table top of the frame 1, a pressing mechanism 3, a punching mechanism 4 and a riveting mechanism 5 installed above the contoured fetal membrane 2 of the frame, a hole pressing positioning seat mechanism 6 and a riveting positioning seat mechanism 7 installed on the frame 1 and located below the contoured fetal membrane 2, the hole pressing positioning seat mechanism 6 is located directly below the punching mechanism 4, and the riveting positioning seat mechanism 7 is located directly below the riveting mechanism 5, the contoured fetal membrane 2 is used to install and position the instrument panel 8, the pressing mechanism 3 is used to press the instrument panel 8 on the contoured fetal membrane 2, the punching mechanism 4 is used to open a mounting hole on the instrument panel 8, the riveting mechanism 5 is used to rivet the plastic card on the mounting hole, the hole pressing positioning seat mechanism 6 is used to support the punching mechanism 4 to press holes, and the riveting positioning seat mechanism 7 is used to install rivets and move to the hole pressing position.

[0041] The contoured fetal membrane 2 in this embodiment is composed of four support blocks, and the four support blocks are evenly distributed and fixed on the tabletop of the frame 1 according to the shape of the instrument panel 8.

[0042] The clamping mechanism 3 in this embodiment is composed of a cylinder bracket 301, a clamping cylinder 302, and a clamping follower block 303. The cylinder bracket 301 is installed on the crossbeam of the frame 1, the clamping cylinder 302 is installed on the cylinder bracket 301, and the clamping follower block 303 is installed at the end of the piston rod of the clamping cylinder 302. The clamping follower block 303 is located directly above a support block on the left side of the middle.

[0043] The punching mechanism 4 in this embodiment is composed of a horizontal transfer mechanism 401 and a punching mechanism 402 installed on the horizontal transfer mechanism 401. The horizontal transfer mechanism 401 is composed of a displacement seat driven by a cylinder. The cylinder is installed on the frame 1. The cylinder drives the displacement seat to move along the width direction of the instrument panel. The punching mechanism 402 is installed on the displacement seat. The punching mechanism 401 is composed of a punching cylinder 403, a punching knife base 404, a base support rod 405, a punching knife 406, a punching knife guide rod 407, a guide rod return spring 408 and a positioning pressure plate 409. The punching cylinder 403 is installed on the frame 1. On the displacement seat, the punching knife base 404 is installed on the displacement seat through two base support rods 405, the positioning pressure plate 409 is installed on the punching knife base 404 through four punching knife guide rods 407, the guide rod return spring 408 is sleeved on the punching knife guide rod 407 between the punching knife base 404 and the positioning pressure plate 409, the punching knife 406 is installed on the punching knife base 404, the blades of the two round hole punching knives 406 pass through the exit edge of the positioning pressure plate 409 and contact the instrument panel, the punching knife cylinder 403 is installed on the displacement seat, and the piston rod of the punching knife cylinder 403 is fixedly connected to the punching knife base 404.

[0044] The riveting mechanism 5 in this embodiment includes: a riveting cylinder 501, a riveting pressure plate 502 and a pressure plate guide rod 503, the riveting cylinder 501 is installed on the frame 1, the riveting pressure plate 502 is installed on the piston rod of the riveting cylinder 501, and two pressure plate guide rods 503 are installed on the riveting pressure plate 502 and are located on both sides of the piston rod.

[0045] The riveting positioning seat mechanism 7 in this embodiment includes: a support seat 701, a slide rail seat 702 and a rodless cylinder 703. The slide rail seat 702 is installed on the table top of the frame 1 along the length direction of the instrument panel, the rodless cylinder 703 is installed on the slide rail seat 702, the support seat 701 is installed on the rodless cylinder 703, and the support seat 701 is provided with a mounting groove for installing rivets.

[0046] The punching hole positioning seat mechanism 6 in this embodiment is composed of a die cylinder 601 and a die support seat 602. The die cylinder 601 is installed below the punching avoidance hole opened on the table top of the frame 1, and the die support seat 602 is installed on the piston rod of the die cylinder 601. The die support seat 602 is used to support the punching knife 406 of the punching mechanism 4. The die support seat 602 is provided with corresponding grooves corresponding to the shape and position of the punching knife 406.

[0047] Example 2

[0048] This embodiment provides a method for fully automatic punching and riveting of a car covered instrument panel and an airbag plastic card, which specifically includes the following steps:

[0049] Step S1: confirm whether the clamping mechanism 3, the punching mechanism 4, the riveting mechanism 5, the punching positioning seat mechanism 6 and the riveting positioning seat mechanism 7 on the frame 1 are in the initial position, and return the mechanisms that are not in the initial position to their original positions;

[0050] Step S2: Install the instrument panel 8 onto the contoured fetal membrane 2, and check whether the instrument panel 8 is completely fitted with the four support blocks on the contoured fetal membrane 2;

[0051] Step S3: starting the pressing cylinder 301 of the pressing mechanism 3, and the piston rod of the pressing cylinder 301 drives the pressing follower block 303 to press down from above the instrument panel 8 until the instrument panel 8 is pressed against the contoured fetal membrane 2;

[0052] Step S4: Start the die cylinder 601 of the hole-pressing positioning seat mechanism 6, and the piston rod of the die cylinder 601 drives the die support seat 602 to gradually rise from the punching avoidance hole below the table of the frame 1 to the position at the bottom of the instrument panel 8, and stop after contacting the bottom of the instrument panel 8;

[0053] Step S5: punching the instrument panel 8 using the punching mechanism 4;

[0054] Step S51: starting the horizontal transfer mechanism 401 of the punching mechanism 4, and the cylinder of the horizontal transfer mechanism 401 drives the displacement seat to move along the width direction of the instrument panel 8 to the punching position of the instrument panel 8, that is, directly above the die support seat 602;

[0055] Step S52: After the displacement seat is transferred to the top of the die support seat 602, the punching cylinder 403 of the punching mechanism 4 drives the punching knife base 404 to move from top to bottom. When the positioning plate 409 on the bottom surface of the punching knife base 404 contacts the instrument panel 8, the positioning plate 409 stops moving, and the punching cylinder 403 drives the punching knife base 404 to continue pressing down. During the pressing process, the guide rod return spring 408 is forced to shrink, and the punching knife 406 passes through the stationary positioning plate 409 and extends from the knife exit hole to punch the instrument panel 8. The punching knife 406 is pressed against the die support seat 602 of the punching hole positioning seat mechanism 6 to complete the punching.

[0056] Step S53: the punching cylinder 403 drives the punching knife base 404 to rise. During the rising process, the guide rod return spring 408 of the punching knife base 404 is ejected to separate the punching knife base 404 from the positioning plate 409, so that the punching knife 406 is retracted from the knife exit hole of the positioning plate 409 to the initial position;

[0057] Step S6: After the punching mechanism 4 moves to the initial position, the pressing cylinder 302 of the pressing mechanism 3 drives the pressing follower block 303 to retract to the initial position, and the die cylinder 601 of the punching positioning seat mechanism 6 drives the die support seat 602 to retract from above the table of the frame 1 to the initial position;

[0058] Step S7: removing the punched instrument panel 8 from the contoured fetal membrane 2, and manually cutting the two round holes punched on the instrument panel 2 into strip holes using a cutter;

[0059] Step S8: Start the rodless cylinder 703 of the riveting positioning seat mechanism 7, and the rodless cylinder 703 drives the support seat 701 to move along the length direction of the instrument panel 8 on the slide rail seat 702 to the bottom of the riveting mechanism 5, and place two rivets in the installation grooves of the support seat 701;

[0060] Step S9: repeating steps S2 and S3, and placing the plastic card on the bar-shaped hole of the instrument panel 8;

[0061] Step S10: Riveting the plastic card to the instrument panel 8 by using the riveting mechanism 5 in cooperation with the riveting positioning seat mechanism 7;

[0062] Step S111: Start the riveting cylinder 501 of the riveting mechanism 5, and the piston rod of the riveting cylinder 501 drives the riveting plate 502 to move from top to bottom. After contacting the plastic card, the riveting plate 502 continues to press down until it is on the riveting positioning seat mechanism 7. During the pressing process, the riveting plate 502 rivets the rivets in the mounting groove of the support seat 701 onto the plastic card, thereby completing the riveting;

[0063] Step S112: the riveting cylinder 501 drives the riveting pressure plate 502 to rise to the initial position, the rodless cylinder 703 of the riveting positioning seat mechanism 7 drives the support seat 701 to move to the initial position, the clamping cylinder 302 of the clamping mechanism 3 drives the clamping follower block 303 to retract to the initial position, and the processed instrument panel 8 is removed.

[0064] The above are only specific embodiments of the present invention, but the protection scope of the present invention is not limited thereto. Any person skilled in the art can easily think of changes or substitutions within the technical scope disclosed by the present invention, which should be included in the protection scope of the present invention. Therefore, the protection scope of the present invention should be based on the protection scope of the claims.

Claims

1. A fully automatic punching and riveting equipment for automobile covered instrument panel and airbag plastic card, characterized in that: include: A frame, a contoured membrane installed on the frame table, a pressing mechanism, a punching mechanism and a riveting mechanism installed above the contoured membrane of the frame, a hole-pressing positioning seat mechanism and a riveting positioning seat mechanism installed on the frame below the contoured membrane, the hole-pressing positioning seat mechanism is located directly below the punching mechanism, the riveting positioning seat mechanism is located directly below the riveting mechanism, the contoured membrane is used to install and position the instrument panel, the pressing mechanism is used to press the instrument panel onto the contoured membrane, the punching mechanism is used to open a mounting hole on the instrument panel, the riveting mechanism is used to rivet a plastic card onto the mounting hole, the hole-pressing positioning seat mechanism is used to support the punching mechanism to perform hole-pressing, and the riveting positioning seat mechanism is used to install rivets and move to the hole-pressing position; The contoured fetal membrane is composed of four support blocks, which are evenly distributed and fixed on the frame table according to the shape of the instrument panel; The clamping mechanism is composed of a cylinder bracket, a clamping cylinder, and a clamping follower block. The cylinder bracket is mounted on the crossbeam of the frame, the clamping cylinder is mounted on the cylinder bracket, the clamping follower block is mounted on the end of the piston rod of the clamping cylinder, and the clamping follower block is located directly above one of the support blocks. The punching mechanism is composed of a horizontal transfer mechanism and a punching mechanism installed on the horizontal transfer mechanism, the horizontal transfer mechanism is composed of a displacement seat driven by a cylinder or a motor, the cylinder or the motor is installed on the frame, the cylinder or the motor drives the displacement seat to move along the width direction of the instrument panel, the punching mechanism is installed on the displacement seat, the punching mechanism is composed of a punching cylinder, a punching knife base, a base support rod, a punching knife, a punching knife guide rod, a guide rod return spring and a positioning pressure plate, the punching cylinder is installed on the displacement seat, the punching knife base is installed on the displacement seat through a group of base support rods, the positioning pressure plate is installed on the punching knife base through two groups of punching knife guide rods, the guide rod return spring is sleeved on the punching knife guide rod between the punching knife base and the positioning pressure plate, the punching knife is installed on the punching knife base, the blade of the punching knife passes through the avoidance hole of the positioning pressure plate and contacts the instrument panel, the punching cylinder is installed on the displacement seat, and the piston rod of the punching cylinder is fixedly connected to the punching knife base; The riveting mechanism comprises: a riveting cylinder, a riveting pressure plate and a pressure plate guide rod, the riveting cylinder is installed on a frame, the riveting pressure plate is installed on a piston rod of the riveting cylinder, and a group of pressure plate guide rods are installed on the riveting pressure plate and located on both sides of the piston rod; The riveting positioning seat mechanism comprises: a support seat, a slide rail seat and a rodless cylinder, wherein the slide rail seat is installed on the frame table along the length direction of the instrument panel, the rodless cylinder is installed on the slide rail seat, the support seat is installed on the rodless cylinder, and the support seat is provided with a mounting groove for installing rivets; The hole pressing positioning seat mechanism is composed of a die cylinder and a die support seat. The die cylinder is installed below the punching avoidance hole opened on the frame table. The die support seat is installed on the piston rod of the die cylinder. The die support seat is used to support the punching knife of the punching mechanism. The die support seat is provided with corresponding grooves corresponding to the shape and position of the punching knife.

2. The method for fully automatic punching and riveting of a car covered instrument panel and an airbag plastic card according to claim 1, characterized in that: The following steps are involved: Step S1: confirm whether the pressing mechanism, punching mechanism, riveting mechanism, punching positioning seat mechanism and riveting positioning seat mechanism on the frame are in the initial position, and return the mechanisms that are not in the initial position to their original positions; Step S2: installing the instrument panel onto the contoured fetal membrane, and checking whether the instrument panel is completely fitted with the four support blocks on the contoured fetal membrane; Step S3: starting the clamping cylinder of the clamping mechanism, wherein the piston rod of the clamping cylinder drives the clamping follower block to press down from above the instrument panel until the instrument panel is pressed against the contoured tire membrane; Step S4: starting the die cylinder of the hole-pressing positioning seat mechanism, and the piston rod of the die cylinder drives the die support seat to gradually rise from the punching avoidance hole below the rack table to the position at the bottom of the instrument panel, and stops after contacting the bottom of the instrument panel; Step S5: punching holes in the instrument panel using a punching mechanism; Step S51: starting the horizontal transfer mechanism of the punching mechanism, wherein the cylinder of the horizontal transfer mechanism drives the displacement seat to move along the width direction of the instrument panel to the punching position of the instrument panel, that is, directly above the die support seat; Step S52: After the displacement seat is transferred to the top of the die support seat, the punching cylinder of the punching mechanism drives the punching knife base to move from top to bottom. When the positioning plate on the bottom surface of the punching knife base contacts the instrument panel, the positioning plate stops moving, and the punching cylinder drives the punching knife base to continue pressing down. During the pressing process, the guide rod return spring is forced to contract, and the punching knife passes through the stationary positioning plate and extends from the knife exit hole to punch the instrument panel. The punching knife is pressed against the die support seat of the hole punching positioning seat mechanism to complete the punching. Step S53: the punching cylinder drives the punching knife base to rise, and during the rising process, the guide rod return spring potential energy of the punching knife base pops out to separate the punching knife base from the positioning plate, so that the punching knife retracts from the knife exit hole of the positioning plate to the initial position; Step S6: After the punching mechanism moves to the initial position, the clamping cylinder of the clamping mechanism drives the clamping follower block to retract to the initial position, and the die cylinder of the punching positioning seat mechanism drives the die support seat to retract from above the frame table to the initial position; Step S7: removing the punched instrument panel from the contoured membrane, and manually cutting the two round holes punched on the instrument panel into strip holes using a cutter; Step S8: starting the rodless cylinder of the riveting positioning seat mechanism, the rodless cylinder drives the support seat to move along the length direction of the instrument panel on the slide rail seat to just below the riveting mechanism, and placing a group of rivets in the mounting groove of the support seat; Step S9: repeating steps S2 and S3, and placing the plastic card on the bar hole of the dashboard; Step S10: Riveting the plastic card to the dashboard using a riveting mechanism in conjunction with a riveting positioning seat mechanism; Step S111: starting the riveting cylinder of the riveting mechanism, the piston rod of the riveting cylinder drives the riveting plate to move from top to bottom, and the riveting plate continues to press down after contacting the plastic card until it is on the riveting positioning seat mechanism. During the pressing process, the riveting plate rivets the rivets in the mounting groove of the support seat to the plastic card, thus completing the riveting; Step S112: the riveting cylinder drives the riveting pressure plate to rise to the initial position, the rodless cylinder of the riveting positioning seat mechanism drives the support seat to move to the initial position, the clamping cylinder of the clamping mechanism drives the clamping follower block to retract to the initial position, and the processed instrument panel is removed.

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