Progressive die for mounting reinforcing plate at front end of automobile seat

By optimizing the flanging process and adding a side-cutting process to the continuous mold for mounting the reinforcing plate at the front end of the car seat, the problems of overlapping materials at product corners and inconsistent edges have been solved, improving product quality and aesthetics, reducing scrap rate and production costs, and making it suitable for mass production.

CN223616591UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-02AOLIN AUTO PARTS (CHANGSHU) CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202423307938.6
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-12-31
Publication Date
2025-12-02
Estimated Expiration
2034-12-31

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Technical Problem

The existing stamping manufacturing method for installing reinforcing plates at the front of car seats has problems such as overlapping materials at corners and inconsistent edge heights, which affect product quality, precision, and aesthetics.

Method used

A continuous mold for mounting a reinforcing plate at the front of an automotive seat is adopted. By optimizing the flanging process and adding a side-cutting process, including punching and cutting, forming, primary flanging, secondary flanging, shaping, side-cutting and cutting stations, and using components such as primary flanging blades, secondary flanging blades, side-cutting support blocks and side-cutting drive blocks, the flanging process is optimized and edge consistency is ensured.

Benefits of technology

It solves the problems of overlapping materials at product corners and inconsistent edge heights, improves product quality and aesthetics, increases production efficiency, reduces scrap rate and production costs, and is suitable for large-scale production.

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Abstract

The utility model provides a progressive die for installing a reinforcing plate at the front end of an automobile seat, which comprises an upper die holder and a lower die holder, and a punching and trimming station, a forming station, a primary flanging station, a secondary flanging station, a shaping station, a side cutting station, a bending station and a cutting station are sequentially arranged between the upper die holder and the lower die holder along the advancing direction of a material belt; the one-time flanging cutter blocks are arranged at the one-time flanging station of the upper die base, a pair of corresponding one-time flanging inserts are arranged on the lower die base, and the one-time flanging cutter blocks and the one-time flanging inserts are provided with flanging slopes matched with each other; and the pair of secondary flanging cutter blocks is arranged at the secondary flanging station of the upper die holder, a pair of corresponding secondary flanging inserts are arranged on the lower die holder, and the secondary flanging cutter blocks and the secondary flanging inserts are provided with matched vertical surfaces. According to the utility model, the flanging process is optimized by adding one-time flanging, the material feeding flow rate is reduced, the problem of material stacking at corners of a product is solved, the product quality can be improved, and the attractiveness of the product is also improved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the field of automotive parts manufacturing technology, and in particular to a continuous mold for mounting a reinforcing plate at the front end of an automotive seat. Background Technology

[0002] In the manufacturing and installation of automotive seats, the front mounting reinforcement plate is one of the key components. The quality and precision of the front mounting reinforcement plate directly affect the stability and safety of the seat.

[0003] The existing stamping manufacturing method for front-end mounting reinforcement plates has problems such as overlapping materials at product corners and inconsistent edge heights, which affect the overall quality, precision and aesthetic appearance of the product.

[0004] Therefore, improvements to existing technologies are necessary. Utility Model Content

[0005] This utility model provides a continuous mold for mounting a reinforcing plate at the front end of an automotive seat. By optimizing the flanging process and adding a side-cutting process, it solves the problems of overlapping materials at product corners and inconsistent edge heights, thereby improving product quality and production efficiency.

[0006] One technical solution adopted by this utility model is: providing a continuous mold for mounting a reinforcing plate at the front end of an automobile seat, comprising:

[0007] The upper die base and the lower die base are arranged in sequence along the material strip travel direction between the upper die base and the lower die base, including punching and trimming station, forming station, first flanging station, second flanging station, shaping station, side cutting station, bending station and cutting station.

[0008] A pair of primary flanging cutter blocks are set at the primary flanging station of the upper mold base, and a corresponding pair of primary flanging inserts are set on the lower mold base. The primary flanging cutter blocks and the primary flanging inserts have matching flanging bevels.

[0009] A pair of secondary flanging cutter blocks are set at the secondary flanging station of the upper mold base, and a corresponding pair of secondary flanging inserts are set on the lower mold base. The secondary flanging cutter blocks and the secondary flanging inserts have matching vertical surfaces.

[0010] Furthermore, it also includes:

[0011] A pair of side-cutting support blocks are set at the side-cutting station of the lower mold base;

[0012] Four side-cutting sliders are slidably connected to the lower die base. One end has an inclined surface, and the other end has a side-cutting punch. The side-cutting punch points to the corner of the workpiece to be side-cut on the side-cutting support block.

[0013] Four side-cutting drive blocks are set at the side-cutting station of the upper mold base to drive the corresponding side-cutting sliders on the lower mold base.

[0014] Furthermore, the lower mold base is also provided with four guide limit blocks, which are located on the side of the corresponding side cutting slider away from the side cutting punch. When the mold is closed, the lower end of the side cutting drive block falls between the side cutting slider and the guide limit block and drives the side cutting punch to complete the side cutting.

[0015] Furthermore, the side-cutting support block is provided with dropping holes at the four corners so that the waste material after side-cutting can fall down.

[0016] Furthermore, empty stations are provided between the forming station and the first flanging station, between the first flanging station and the second flanging station, and between the shaping station and the side cutting station.

[0017] Furthermore, several pairs of guide posts are spaced apart on both sides of the upper mold base, and several pairs of guide holes are provided on both sides of the lower mold base for cooperating with the guide posts.

[0018] Furthermore, a material discharge guide groove is provided at the end of the lower mold base.

[0019] The beneficial effects of this utility model of a continuous mold for mounting a reinforcing plate at the front end of an automobile seat are:

[0020] 1. By adding an extra flanging step, the flanging process was optimized, the material flow rate was reduced, and the problem of material stacking at product corners was solved, which not only improved product quality but also enhanced the product's aesthetics.

[0021] 2. After optimization, the production efficiency of the front-end mounting reinforcement plate is improved, the scrap rate is reduced, the number of reworks is reduced, and the production cost is lowered. The optimized continuous mold structure is simple, easy to operate and maintain, and suitable for large-scale production. Attached Figure Description

[0022] Figure 1 This is a perspective view of a continuous mold for mounting a reinforcing plate at the front end of an automobile seat, according to the first embodiment of this utility model.

[0023] Figure 2 This is a bottom view of the upper mold base of a continuous mold for mounting a reinforcing plate at the front end of an automobile seat, according to the first embodiment of this utility model.

[0024] Figure 3 This is a top view of the lower mold base of a continuous mold for mounting a reinforcing plate at the front end of an automobile seat, according to the first embodiment of this utility model.

[0025] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the side-cutting process in the first embodiment of this utility model;

[0026] The components in the attached diagram are labeled as follows: 1. Upper mold base, 2. Lower mold base, 3. Workpiece, 11. First-stage flanging cutter block, 12. Second-stage flanging cutter block, 13. Side-cutting drive block, 14. Guide post, 21. First-stage flanging insert, 22. Second-stage flanging insert, 23. Side-cutting support block, 24. Side-cutting slider, 25. Side-cutting punch, 26. Guide limit block, 27. Drop hole, 28. Guide hole, 29. Drop guide groove. Detailed Implementation

[0027] The preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings, so that the advantages and features of the present invention can be more easily understood by those skilled in the art, thereby making a clearer and more definite definition of the scope of protection of the present invention.

[0028] In the description of this utility model, it should be understood that the terms "upper", "lower", "left", "right", "front", "back", "horizontal", "vertical", "inner", "outer", etc., indicate the orientation or positional relationship based on the orientation or positional relationship shown in the accompanying drawings. They are only for the convenience of describing this utility model and should not indicate or imply that the components or elements referred to must have a specific orientation, or be constructed and operated in a specific orientation. Therefore, they should not be construed as limitations on this utility model.

[0029] Please see Figures 1 to 4 The first embodiment of this utility model provides a continuous mold for mounting a reinforcing plate at the front end of an automobile seat, comprising:

[0030] The upper die holder 1 and the lower die holder 2 are arranged sequentially along the material strip travel direction between the upper die holder 1 and the lower die holder 2, including a punching and trimming station, a forming station, an idle station, a first flanging station, an idle station, a second flanging station, a shaping station, an idle station, a side cutting station, a bending station, and a cutting station.

[0031] Specifically, the continuous die has a feeding end and a blanking end. At the blanking end, the lower die holder 2 is provided with a blanking guide groove 29.

[0032] Mold design for one flanging station:

[0033] A pair of primary flanging blades 11 are set on the upper mold base 1, and a pair of corresponding primary flanging inserts 21 are set on the lower mold base 2. The primary flanging blades 11 and the primary flanging inserts 21 have matching flanging bevels to perform 45-degree flanging on the edge of the workpiece 3.

[0034] Mold design corresponding to the secondary flanging station:

[0035] A pair of secondary flanging blades 12 are set on the upper mold base 1, and a corresponding pair of secondary flanging inserts 22 are set on the lower mold base 2. The secondary flanging blades 12 and the secondary flanging inserts 22 have matching vertical surfaces, which fold the edge of the workpiece 3 to 90 degrees.

[0036] Mold design corresponding to the side cutting station:

[0037] A pair of side-cutting material support blocks 23 are set on the lower mold base 2, and the upper mold base 1 has a corresponding material pressing block;

[0038] Four side-cutting sliders 24 are slidably connected to the lower mold base 2. One end has an inclined surface and the other end has a side-cutting punch 25. The side-cutting punch 25 points to the corner of the workpiece 3 on the side-cutting support block 23 to be side-cut.

[0039] Four side-cutting drive blocks 13 are set on the upper mold base 1 to drive the corresponding side-cutting sliders 24 on the lower mold base 2, converting the vertical movement of the mold into the horizontal movement of the side-cutting sliders 24.

[0040] Specifically, the lower mold base 2 is also provided with four guide limit blocks 26, which are located on the side of the corresponding side cutting slider 24 away from the side cutting punch 25. When the mold is closed, the lower end of the side cutting drive block 13 falls between the side cutting slider 24 and the guide limit block 26 and drives the side cutting punch 25 to complete the side cutting.

[0041] Specifically, the four corners of the side-cutting support block 23 are provided with dropping holes 27 so that the waste material after side cutting can fall down. A dropping cavity connected to the dropping holes 27 is left in the lower mold base 2.

[0042] A guide structure is provided between the upper and lower mold bases:

[0043] Three pairs of guide posts 14 are spaced apart on both sides of the upper mold base 1, and three pairs of guide holes 28 are provided on both sides of the lower mold base 2 for cooperating with the guide posts 14.

[0044] The beneficial effects of this utility model of a continuous mold for mounting a reinforcing plate at the front end of an automobile seat are:

[0045] 1. By adding an extra flanging step, the flanging process was optimized, the material flow rate was reduced, and the problem of material stacking at product corners was solved, which not only improved product quality but also enhanced the product's aesthetics.

[0046] 2. Add a side-cutting process to ensure the consistency of product edge height and improve product quality;

[0047] 3. After optimization, the production efficiency of front-end installation of reinforcement plates is improved, the scrap rate is reduced, the number of reworks is reduced, and the production cost is lowered;

[0048] 4. The optimized progressive die structure is simple, easy to operate and maintain, and suitable for large-scale production.

[0049] The above description is merely an embodiment of this utility model and does not limit the patent scope of this utility model. Any equivalent structural or procedural transformations made based on the description and drawings of this utility model, or direct or indirect applications in other related technical fields, are similarly included within the patent protection scope of this utility model.

Claims

1. A continuous mold for mounting a reinforcing plate at the front end of an automobile seat, characterized in that, include: The upper die base and the lower die base are arranged in sequence along the material strip travel direction between the upper die base and the lower die base, including punching and trimming station, forming station, first flanging station, second flanging station, shaping station, side cutting station, bending station and cutting station. A pair of primary flanging cutter blocks are set at the primary flanging station of the upper mold base, and a corresponding pair of primary flanging inserts are set on the lower mold base. The primary flanging cutter blocks and the primary flanging inserts have matching flanging bevels. A pair of secondary flanging cutter blocks are set at the secondary flanging station of the upper mold base, and a corresponding pair of secondary flanging inserts are set on the lower mold base. The secondary flanging cutter blocks and the secondary flanging inserts have matching vertical surfaces.

2. The continuous mold for mounting a reinforcing plate at the front end of an automobile seat according to claim 1, characterized in that, Also includes: A pair of side-cutting support blocks are set at the side-cutting station of the lower mold base; Four side-cutting sliders are slidably connected to the lower die base. One end has an inclined surface, and the other end has a side-cutting punch. The side-cutting punch points to the corner of the workpiece to be side-cut on the side-cutting support block. Four side-cutting drive blocks are set at the side-cutting station of the upper mold base to drive the corresponding side-cutting sliders on the lower mold base.

3. A continuous mold for mounting a reinforcing plate at the front end of an automobile seat according to claim 2, characterized in that, The lower mold base is also provided with four guide limit blocks, which are located on the side of the corresponding side cutting slider away from the side cutting punch. When the mold is closed, the lower end of the side cutting drive block falls between the side cutting slider and the guide limit block and drives the side cutting punch to complete the side cutting.

4. A continuous mold for mounting a reinforcing plate at the front end of an automobile seat according to claim 3, characterized in that, The side-cutting support block is also provided with dropping holes at the four corners so that the waste material after side-cutting can fall down.

5. A continuous mold for mounting a reinforcing plate at the front end of an automobile seat according to any one of claims 1-4, characterized in that, Empty stations are set up between the forming station and the first flanging station, between the first flanging station and the second flanging station, and between the shaping station and the side cutting station.

6. A continuous mold for mounting a reinforcing plate at the front end of an automobile seat according to claim 5, characterized in that, The upper mold base has several pairs of guide posts spaced apart on both sides, and the lower mold base has several pairs of guide holes on both sides for cooperating with the guide posts.

7. A continuous mold for mounting a reinforcing plate at the front end of an automobile seat according to claim 6, characterized in that, The lower mold base is provided with a material discharge guide groove at its end.