Automatic riveting assembly tool for automobile plastic front end assembly

By designing automated riveting assembly tools, the cylinder-driven clamping swing arm and pneumatic swing arm are used to achieve automated assembly, which solves the problems of low assembly efficiency and unstable accuracy in the prior art, and improves assembly efficiency and torsion resistance.

CN222571635UActive Publication Date: 2025-03-07ANHUI DACHANG TECH
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Application Number
CN202420454716.8
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-03-08
Publication Date
2025-03-07
Estimated Expiration
2034-03-08

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Technical Problem

The assembly efficiency of existing automotive plastic front-end assembly is low, labor intensity is high, easy to leak and pull, and its torque resistance and assembly accuracy are unstable.

Method used

An automated riveting assembly tool for automotive plastic front-end assembly is designed, using assembly base, tool base, load-bearing device, low-position pad, clamping one, clamping two and clamping three components, and automatic assembly and positioning is achieved through cylinder-driven clamping swing arms and pneumatic swing arms.

Benefits of technology

The stability of product positioning is achieved, assembly efficiency and torsional resistance are improved, manual labor intensity is reduced, and the possibility of leakage and mispull is reduced.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to an automatic riveting assembly tool for an automobile plastic front end assembly. The automatic riveting assembly tool comprises a final assembly base and a tool base carried on the final assembly base. A bearing device is mounted at the upper middle part of the tool base; the left side and the right side of the tool base are each provided with a low-position base plate, a first clamp body and a second clamp body. A third clamp body matched with the tool base is installed on the final assembly base. A single-piece special tool and a fixed tool are adopted for positioning, the stability of product positioning is improved, the adopted on-line assembly tool can be flexibly combined with a robot, the size precision of an assembly product is improved, the labor intensity of workers is reduced, meanwhile, the assembly efficiency is greatly improved, the torsional property stability is improved, and leakage and mistake can be better prevented.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] The utility model relates to the relevant field of automobile parts manufacturing, in particular to an automatic riveting assembly tool for an automobile plastic front end assembly. Background Art

[0002] With the trend of lightweight automobiles, automobile OEMs gradually replace plastic front-end assemblies and provide automobile condenser modules, front anti-collision beams, headlights and installation points for various pipelines, namely rivet nuts. Most suppliers choose offline single-station assembly, which is inefficient, labor-intensive, prone to missed or wrong rivets, and unstable torsion resistance and assembly accuracy. Summary of the invention

[0003] In order to overcome the defects of the above-mentioned technology, the utility model proposes an automatic riveting assembly tool for automobile plastic front end assembly.

[0004] The technical problem to be solved by the utility model is achieved by the following technical solutions:

[0005] An automated riveting assembly tool for an automobile plastic front end assembly includes an assembly base and a tool base mounted on the assembly base; a bearing device is installed in the middle of the tool base; a low-position pad, a first clamp body, and a second clamp body are installed on the left and right sides of the tool base respectively; and a third clamp body adapted to the tool base is installed on the assembly base. The bearing device is used to support the middle of the automobile plastic front end assembly, and the low-position pad is used to support the left and right parts of the automobile plastic front end assembly. The first clamp body and the second clamp body are used to position and fix the automobile plastic front end assembly. The third clamp body is used to automatically clamp the tool base and facilitate replacement.

[0006] The bearing device is composed of an L-shaped bearing block fixedly mounted on the tooling base and a long pad block mounted on the upper end of the L-shaped bearing block. The long pad block mainly plays a supporting role.

[0007] The clamping body comprises a composite base frame mounted on a tooling base, a clamping swing arm hingedly mounted on the upper end of the composite base frame, and an I-type cylinder hingedly connected to the clamping swing arm; the I-type cylinder is hingedly mounted on the composite base frame. That is, the clamping swing arm can be deflected under the action of the I-type cylinder.

[0008] The front part of the composite chassis is provided with a lower pad, and the clamping swing arm is provided with two L-shaped pressing blocks, which can cooperate with the lower pad to clamp the workpiece.

[0009] The beneficial effects of the utility model are:

[0010] The utility model adopts a single-piece special tooling and fixed tooling positioning to improve the stability of product positioning. The online assembly tooling adopted can be flexibly combined with the robot, the dimensional accuracy of the assembly product is improved, and the labor intensity is reduced. At the same time, the assembly efficiency is greatly improved, the stability of the torsional performance is improved, and it can better prevent leakage and errors. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0011] The utility model is further described below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments.

[0012] Figure 1 It is a first-view stereogram of the utility model;

[0013] Figure 2 yes Figure 1 A local enlarged view of location I;

[0014] Figure 3 yes Figure 1 A partial enlarged view of location II;

[0015] Figure 4 It is a second perspective stereogram of the utility model;

[0016] Figure 5 yes Figure 4 A partial enlarged view of location III.

[0017] In the figure: 1. Assembly base; 2. Composite chassis; 3. Clamping swing arm; 4. Type I cylinder; 5. Lower pad; 6. L-shaped pressure block; 7. Front holder; 8. Rear holder; 9. Product locating pin; 10. Type II cylinder; 11. Type I pneumatic swing arm; 12. Locating block; 13. Type III cylinder; 14. Type II pneumatic swing arm; 15. Tooling base; 15a. Side groove; 16. Side locating pin; 17. Low-position pad; 18. L-shaped bearing block; 19. Long pad. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0018] In order to enable those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solution of the present invention, the present invention will be described more clearly and completely below in conjunction with the drawings in the embodiments. Of course, the described embodiments are only a part of the present invention but not all of it. Based on this embodiment, other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor are all within the protection scope of the present invention.

[0019] like Figure 1As shown, an automated riveting assembly tool for an automobile plastic front end assembly includes an assembly base 1 and a tool base 15 mounted on the assembly base 1; a bearing device is installed in the middle of the tool base 15; a low-position pad 17, a clamp body 1, and a clamp body 2 are installed on the left and right sides of the tool base 15 respectively; a clamp body 3 adapted to the tool base 15 is installed on the assembly base 1. The bearing device is used to support the middle part of the automobile plastic front end assembly, and the low-position pad 17 is used to support the left and right parts of the automobile plastic front end assembly. Clamp body 1 and clamp body 2 are used to position and fix the automobile plastic front end assembly. Clamp body 3 is used to automatically clamp the tool base 15 and facilitate replacement.

[0020] like Figure 1 As shown, the bearing device is composed of an L-shaped bearing block 18 fixedly mounted on the tooling base 15 and a long pad 19 mounted on the upper end of the L-shaped bearing block 18. The long pad 19 mainly plays a supporting role.

[0021] like Figure 1 and Figure 2 As shown, the clamping body 1 includes a composite base frame 2 mounted on a tooling base 15, a clamping swing arm 3 hingedly mounted on the upper end of the composite base frame 2, and an I-type cylinder 4 hingedly connected to the clamping swing arm 3; the I-type cylinder 4 is hingedly mounted on the composite base frame 2. That is, the clamping swing arm 3 can be deflected under the action of the I-type cylinder 4.

[0022] like Figure 2 As shown, a lower pad 5 is installed at the front of the composite chassis 2, and two L-shaped pressing blocks 6 are installed on the clamping swing arm 3. The L-shaped pressing blocks 6 can cooperate with the lower pad 5 to clamp the workpiece.

[0023] like Figure 1 and Figure 3 As shown, the second clamp body includes a front clamping seat 7 and a rear clamping seat 8 both mounted on a tooling base 15; a product positioning pin 9 and a positioning block 12 are mounted on the upper portion of the rear clamping seat 8. The product positioning pin 9 can position the workpiece in the vertical and horizontal directions. The positioning block 12 is used to position the workpiece in the front and rear directions.

[0024] like Figure 3 As shown, the clamp body 2 also includes a type II cylinder 10 installed on the front clamping seat 7, and the type II cylinder 10 is connected to a type I pneumatic swing arm 11. That is, after the positioning is achieved as described above, the type II cylinder 10 controls the type I pneumatic swing arm 11 to clamp the workpiece.

[0025] like Figure 4 and Figure 5As shown, the clamp body 3 includes a type III cylinder 13 fixedly mounted on the assembly base 1, a type II pneumatic swing arm 14 connected to the type III cylinder 13; and a side groove 15a adapted to the type II pneumatic swing arm 14 is provided on the tooling base 15. That is, the type II pneumatic swing arm 14 can be controlled to press and fix the tooling base 15, so as to achieve the function of fixing the installation and replacing the tooling.

[0026] like Figure 5 As shown, the assembly base 1 is also provided with side positioning pins 16 adapted to the tooling base 15. The side positioning pins 16 play a positioning role for the tooling base 15.

[0027] When in use, the tooling base 15 is first positioned by the side positioning pins 16 , and then pressed and fixed on the assembly base 1 by the II-type pneumatic swing arm 14 .

[0028] Furthermore, the automobile plastic front end assembly is manually mounted on the long pad 19 and two low pads 17 of the assembly base 1, and the workpiece is positioned in the vertical and horizontal directions by the product positioning pins 9, and the workpiece is positioned in the front and rear directions by the positioning blocks 12.

[0029] Furthermore, the II-type cylinder 10 controls the movement of the I-type pneumatic swing arm 11, and the I-type cylinder 4 controls the movement of the clamping swing arm 3 to clamp the workpiece synchronously.

[0030] The above shows and describes the basic principle, main features and advantages of the utility model. Those skilled in the art should understand that the utility model is not limited by the above embodiments. The above embodiments and the specification only describe the principles of the utility model. Without departing from the spirit and scope of the utility model, the utility model may have various changes and improvements, which fall within the scope of the utility model to be protected. The scope of protection claimed by the utility model is defined by the attached claims and their equivalents.

Claims

1. An automated riveting assembly tool for an automobile plastic front end assembly, comprising an assembly base (1) and a tool base (15) mounted on the assembly base (1); characterized in that: A bearing device is installed in the middle of the tool base (15); a low-position pad (17), a first clamp body, and a second clamp body are installed on the left and right sides of the tool base (15) respectively; and a third clamp body matched with the tool base (15) is installed on the assembly base (1).

2. The automatic riveting assembly tool for automobile plastic front end assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bearing device is composed of an L-shaped bearing block (18) fixedly mounted on a tooling base (15) and a long cushion block (19) mounted on the upper end of the L-shaped bearing block (18).

3. The automated riveting assembly tool for automobile plastic front end assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The clamp body 1 comprises a composite base frame (2) mounted on a tooling base (15), a clamping swing arm (3) hingedly mounted on the upper end of the composite base frame (2), and an I-type cylinder (4) hingedly connected to the clamping swing arm (3); the I-type cylinder (4) is hingedly mounted on the composite base frame (2).

4. The automatic riveting assembly tool for automobile plastic front end assembly according to claim 3 is characterized by: A lower pad (5) is installed at the front of the composite chassis (2); and two L-shaped pressing blocks (6) are installed on the clamping swing arm (3).

5. The automated riveting assembly tool for automobile plastic front end assembly according to claim 1, characterized in that: The second clamp body comprises a front clamping seat (7) and a rear clamping seat (8) both mounted on a tooling base (15); a product positioning pin (9) and a positioning block (12) are mounted on the upper part of the rear clamping seat (8).

6. The automated riveting assembly tool for automobile plastic front end assembly according to claim 5, characterized in that: The clamp body 2 also includes a type II air cylinder (10) mounted on the front clamping seat (7), and the type II air cylinder (10) is connected to a type I pneumatic swing arm (11).

7. The automated riveting assembly tool for automobile plastic front end assembly according to claim 5, characterized in that: The clamp body 3 comprises a type III cylinder (13) fixedly mounted on the assembly base (1), and a type II pneumatic swing arm (14) connected to the type III cylinder (13); and a side groove (15a) adapted to the type II pneumatic swing arm (14) is provided on the tooling base (15).

8. The automatic riveting assembly tool for automobile plastic front end assembly according to claim 7, characterized in that: The final assembly base (1) is also provided with side positioning pins (16) adapted to the tooling base (15).