Automatic folding equipment for safety air bag

The automatic airbag folding equipment with a dual-station design utilizes clamping, reversing, and rolling mechanisms to achieve automatic airbag folding. This solves the problems of inconsistent quality, low efficiency, and large equipment footprint in existing technologies, thereby improving production efficiency and quality and reducing manual intervention.

CN223721359UActive Publication Date: 2025-12-26YANCHENG JIAANLE AUTOMATION TECH CO LTD
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Application Number
CN202520393877.5
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-03-07
Publication Date
2025-12-26
Estimated Expiration
2035-03-07

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Technical Problem

Existing airbag folding methods suffer from problems such as inconsistent manual quality, low efficiency, large equipment footprint, and single-station design that cannot meet diverse production needs.

Method used

The automatic airbag folding equipment with a dual-station design includes a clamping and reversing mechanism, a folding mechanism, and a pressing mechanism. It achieves automatic folding of airbags through automated clamping, pressing, and winding operations. The clamping and reversing mechanism can rotate to adapt to different stations, and the rotating rod assembly can move laterally to cooperate with the pressing mechanism to achieve airbag winding.

Benefits of technology

It improves the quality and production efficiency of airbag folding, reduces manual intervention, increases operation speed and consistency, and the equipment is compact and occupies little space, meeting diverse production needs.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to an automatic folding device for an air bag restraint system. The clamping and reversing mechanism is installed on the workbench, the clamping and reversing mechanism is provided with two parking points, and the clamping and reversing mechanism comprises a clamping seat capable of transversely moving along the workbench and a chuck assembly rotatably installed on the clamping seat and used for fixing one end of an air bag; the rolling and folding mechanism is installed on the workbench, the rolling and folding mechanism and the clamping and reversing mechanism are arranged in parallel, the rolling and folding mechanism is provided with two stations, the number of the rolling and folding mechanism is consistent with that of parking points of the clamping and reversing mechanism, and the rolling and folding mechanism comprises a rolling and folding base capable of transversely moving along the workbench and a rotating rod assembly rotatably installed on the rolling and folding base and used for folding an air bag into a spiral shape; the two groups of pressing mechanisms are mounted on the workbench in parallel and correspond to the two stations of the rolling and folding mechanism; according to the automatic folding device, the double-station design is adopted, automatic folding of the air bag is achieved through automatic clamping, pressing and winding operation, the production efficiency is high, and the folding quality is good.
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Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model belongs to air bag folding equipment technical field, concretely relates to a safety air bag automatic folding equipment. BACKGROUND

[0002] Safety air bag is the important safety equipment for protecting passenger on the car, needs folding air bag when air bag is installed in the car.

[0003] At present, the folding of air bag is mostly artificial or by equipment, and the existing air bag folding mode has the following problems in the subsequent production and manufacturing process: 1, the quality of artificial folding is uneven, and the efficiency is low, and the cost is high;2, the existing air bag folding equipment has high efficiency, but occupies large area, and needs multiple people to cooperate to complete the folding task;3, the existing air bag folding equipment is single-station design, and cannot meet the diverse production demand, so it is necessary to improve the defects of the prior art. UTILITY MODEL CONTENT

[0004] In view of the above-mentioned deficiencies of the prior art, the utility model provides a safety air bag automatic folding equipment, which has double-station design, high production efficiency and good folding quality.

[0005] The utility model adopts the following technical scheme:

[0006] A safety air bag automatic folding equipment, comprising a workbench;

[0007] A clamping reversing mechanism is installed on the workbench, the clamping reversing mechanism is provided with two parking points, and comprises a clamping seat that can displace horizontally along the workbench, and a chuck assembly that is rotatably installed on the clamping seat and is used for fixing one end of the air bag;

[0008] A folding mechanism is installed on the workbench and is arranged side by side with the clamping reversing mechanism, the folding mechanism is provided with two stations and is consistent with the number of parking points of the clamping reversing mechanism, and comprises a folding seat that can displace horizontally along the workbench, and a rotating rod assembly that is rotatably installed on the folding seat and is used for folding the air bag into a spiral shape;

[0009] Two groups of pressing mechanisms are installed side by side on the workbench and correspond to the two stations of the folding mechanism, the pressing mechanisms are arranged towards the folding mechanism, and comprise a support frame installed on the workbench, a support plate that can displace longitudinally along the support frame, and a pressing head assembly installed on the support plate and capable of displacing towards the folding mechanism, wherein the pressing head assembly is connected to the rotating rod assembly;

[0010] The folding mechanism and the pressing mechanism are arranged on the two sides of the clamping reversing mechanism.

[0011] In a preferred embodiment of the utility model, the clamping reversing mechanism further includes a first guide rail sliding block mechanism and a first belt transmission mechanism, the clamping seat is installed on the first guide rail sliding block mechanism, the first belt transmission mechanism is installed on the clamping seat, and the output end of the first belt transmission mechanism is connected with the chuck assembly.

[0012] In a preferred embodiment of the utility model, the chuck assembly includes a chuck plate horizontally installed on the output end of the first belt transmission mechanism, a profiling block installed on the chuck plate, and a profiling ram installed on the upper end of the profiling block and longitudinally displaceable;

[0013] The profiling ram is connected with a first air cylinder, and the first air cylinder is installed on the chuck plate.

[0014] In a preferred embodiment of the utility model, the rolling mechanism further includes a second guide rail sliding block mechanism and a second belt transmission mechanism, the rolling seat is installed on the second guide rail sliding block mechanism, the second belt transmission mechanism is installed on the rolling seat, and the output end of the second belt transmission mechanism is connected with the rotating rod assembly.

[0015] In a preferred embodiment of the utility model, the rotating rod assembly includes a rotating shaft connected with the output end of the second belt transmission mechanism, a bidirectional air cylinder installed on the end of the rotating shaft away from the second belt transmission mechanism, and a pair of rotating rods installed on the bidirectional air cylinder.

[0016] In a preferred embodiment of the utility model, the pressing mechanism further includes a second air cylinder and a third air cylinder, the second air cylinder is installed on the support frame, the output end of the second air cylinder is connected with the support plate, the third air cylinder is installed on the support plate, and the telescopic end of the third air cylinder is connected with the ram assembly.

[0017] In a preferred embodiment of the utility model, the ram assembly includes an L-shaped support installed on the telescopic end of the third air cylinder, a ram rotatably installed on the L-shaped support, and a blind hole for clamping the rotating rod formed in the end of the ram facing the rotating rod.

[0018] Advantages:

[0019] The utility model discloses a kind of automatic folding equipment of safety air bag, double-station design, chuck reversing mechanism can be rotated to face left side or right side, to adapt to different station needs, rotating rod assembly can be displaced to specified station along rolling seat transversely, and cooperate with pressing mechanism, realize the winding of air bag by rotating, while rolling mechanism has the advantages of accurate positioning and fast transposition, improve production efficiency and the quality of air bag folding;

[0020] The utility model discloses a kind of automatic folding equipment of safety air bag, including workbench, clamping reversing mechanism, folding mechanism and pressing mechanism, clamping reversing mechanism is arranged on workbench, folding mechanism is arranged on clamping reversing mechanism, and pressing mechanism is arranged on folding mechanism. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0021] Figure 1 It is a structure schematic view of the automatic folding equipment of safety air bag of the utility model.

[0022] Figure 2 It is a top view of the automatic folding equipment of safety air bag of the utility model.

[0023] Figure 3 It is the structure front view of the clamping reversing mechanism of the utility model.

[0024] Figure 4 It is the structure schematic of the folding mechanism of the utility model Figure 1 .

[0025] Figure 5 It is the structure schematic of the pressing mechanism of the utility model Figure 1 .

[0026] Figure 6 It is the structure front view of the clamping reversing mechanism of the utility model.

[0027] Figure 7 It is the structure schematic of the folding mechanism of the utility model Figure 2 .

[0028] Figure 8 It is the structure schematic of the pressing mechanism of the utility model Figure 2 .

[0029] Figure: 1 workbench;

[0030] 2 clamping reversing mechanism, 21 clamping seat, 22 chuck assembly, 221 chuck plate, 222 profiling block, 223 profiling pressure head, 224 first air cylinder, 23 first guide rail sliding block mechanism, 24 first belt transmission mechanism;

[0031] 3 folding mechanism, 31 folding seat, 32 rotating lever assembly, 321 rotating shaft, 322 bidirectional air cylinder, 323 rotating lever, 33 second guide rail sliding block mechanism, 34 second belt transmission mechanism;

[0032] 4 pressing mechanism, 41 support frame, 42 support plate, 43 pressure head assembly, 431 L-shaped support, 432 pressure head, 44 second air cylinder, 45 third air cylinder. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0033] The technical solutions in the embodiments of the utility model will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the utility model. Obviously, the described embodiments are only part of the embodiments of the utility model, rather than all the embodiments. Based on the embodiments in the utility model, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor fall within the scope of the utility model.

[0034] As shown in Figures 1-5 An airbag automatic folding device, comprising

[0035] a workbench 1;

[0036] a clamping reversing mechanism 2 installed on the workbench 1, the clamping reversing mechanism 2 is provided with two parking points, comprising a clamping seat 21 capable of transversely moving along the workbench 1, a chuck assembly 22 capable of rotating and installed on the clamping seat 21 and used for fixing one end of the airbag;

[0037] a folding mechanism 3 installed on the workbench 1 and arranged in parallel with the clamping reversing mechanism 2, the folding mechanism 3 is provided with two work stations and is consistent with the number of parking points of the clamping reversing mechanism 2, comprising a folding seat 31 capable of transversely moving along the workbench 1, a rotating rod assembly 32 capable of rotating and installed on the folding seat 31 and used for folding the airbag into a spiral shape;

[0038] two groups of pressing mechanisms 4 installed in parallel on the workbench 1 and corresponding to the two work stations of the folding mechanism 3, the pressing mechanisms 4 are arranged towards the folding mechanism 3, comprising a support frame 41 installed on the workbench 1, a support plate 42 capable of longitudinally moving along the support frame 41, a pressing head assembly 43 installed on the support plate 42 and capable of moving towards the folding mechanism 3, the pressing head assembly 43 is connected to the rotating rod assembly 32 and assists the folding mechanism 3 in winding the airbag;

[0039] the folding mechanism 3 and the pressing mechanism 4 are arranged on the two sides of the clamping reversing mechanism 2 respectively;

[0040] The working principle and beneficial effects of the above-mentioned embodiments are as follows:

[0041] The airbag automatic folding device of the utility model is provided with two work stations, which are divided into a left work station and a right work station, and the working principle of the left work station is taken as an example for illustration: when the left work station needs to be operated, the chuck assembly 22 is rotated to face the left side, at this time, the folding mechanism 3 and the pressing mechanism 4 on the left side are operated in cooperation;

[0042] the chuck assembly 22 of the clamping reversing mechanism 2 is displaced to the parking point on the right side along with the clamping seat 21, and the chuck assembly 22 is operated to reverse at the same time, and is adjusted to face the left side, and one end of the unfolded airbag is fixed to the chuck assembly 22 by manual operation;

[0043] The rotating rod assembly 32 of the folding mechanism 3 is displaced to the left work station along with the folding seat 31, the rotating rod assembly 32 clamps the tail of the air bag and extends into the pressure head assembly 43 of the pressing mechanism 4 to be fixed, the rotating assembly 32 rotates while the chuck assembly 22 moves to the end close to the rotating assembly 32, the winding of the air bag is realized, and in the process, the pressure head assembly 43 rotates along with the rotating assembly 32;

[0044] After the air bag is wound, the chuck assembly 22 loosens the air bag, the pressure head assembly 43 is displaced away from the rotating assembly 32, the air bag wound is manually separated from the rotating assembly 32, and the next group of work is prepared;

[0045] The chuck reversing mechanism of the utility model can rotate to face the left side or the right side to adapt to different work station requirements, the rotating rod assembly can be displaced to the specified work station along the folding seat in the transverse direction, and is matched with the pressing mechanism, the winding of the air bag is realized through rotation;

[0046] The utility model discloses a kind of safety air bag automatic folding equipment, double-station design, satisfy multiple use requirements, improve work efficiency, reduce manual intervention, improve operation speed and consistency by automatic clamping, pressing and folding operation;Equipment design considers the convenience of operation, manual operation only needs simple fixing and taking material operation, and compact design makes that equipment occupies small space.

[0047] In one embodiment,

[0048] The above-mentioned clamping reversing mechanism 2 further includes a first guide rail sliding block mechanism 23 and a first belt transmission mechanism 24, the clamping seat 21 is installed on the first guide rail sliding block mechanism 23, the first belt transmission mechanism 24 is installed on the clamping seat 21, and the output end of the first belt transmission mechanism 24 is connected with the chuck assembly 22, for driving the chuck assembly 22 to rotate 180 degrees to adapt to the double-station operation of the folding mechanism 3.

[0049] The clamping seat 21 is installed on the first guide rail sliding block mechanism 23, allowing the clamping seat 21 to move in the transverse direction of the workbench 1, and the first belt transmission mechanism 24 is installed on the clamping seat 21, for driving the chuck assembly 22 to rotate to adapt to the double-station operation of the folding mechanism 3.

[0050] In one embodiment,

[0051] The chuck assembly 22 includes a chuck plate 221 horizontally installed on the output end of the first belt transmission mechanism 24, a profiling block 222 installed on the chuck plate 221, and a profiling pressure head 223 installed on the upper end of the profiling block 222 and longitudinally displaceable.

[0052] The profiling pressure head 223 is connected with a first cylinder 224, which is installed on the chuck plate 221 and drives the profiling pressure head 223 to displace by the extension and retraction of the first cylinder 224, so as to realize the clamping and loosening of the profiling block 222;

[0053] When it is necessary to fix the air bag, the first cylinder 224 extends to push the profiling pressure head 223 to move downwards, so that the profiling pressure head 223 clamps the air bag together with the profiling block 222, thereby improving the reliability of the air bag fixing and releasing; during the winding process of the air bag, the profiling pressure head 223 keeps clamping the air bag, so as to ensure that the air bag does not slide or displace during the folding process.

[0054] In one embodiment,

[0055] The folding mechanism 3 further comprises a second guide rail sliding block mechanism 33 and a second belt transmission mechanism 34, the folding seat 31 is installed on the second guide rail sliding block mechanism 33, and the second belt transmission mechanism 34 is installed on the folding seat 31, and the output end of the second belt transmission mechanism 34 is connected with the rotating rod assembly 32, which is used to drive the rotating rod assembly 32 to rotate to realize the folding and winding of the air bag;

[0056] The folding seat 31 is installed on the second guide rail sliding block mechanism 33, which allows the folding seat 31 to move laterally along the workbench 1 to adapt to the needs of left and right workstations, and the second belt transmission mechanism 34 is installed on the folding seat 31 and is used to drive the rotating rod assembly 32 to realize the winding of the air bag, which has the advantages of accurate positioning and rapid position switching.

[0057] In one embodiment,

[0058] The rotating rod assembly 32 comprises a rotating shaft 321 connected with the output end of the second belt transmission mechanism 34, a bidirectional cylinder 322 installed on the end of the rotating shaft 321 away from the second belt transmission mechanism 34, and a pair of rotating rods 323 installed on the bidirectional cylinder 322;

[0059] The rotating shaft 321 is connected with the output end of the second belt transmission mechanism 34 and receives power from the second belt transmission mechanism 34 to realize the rotating action, the air bag is placed between the two rotating rods 323, and the extension and retraction of the rotating rods 323 are controlled by the bidirectional cylinder 322, so that the air bag can be clamped and released.

[0060] In one embodiment,

[0061] The pressing mechanism 4 further comprises a second cylinder 44 and a third cylinder 45, the second cylinder 44 is installed on the support frame 41, the output end of the second cylinder 44 is connected with the support plate 42, the third cylinder 45 is installed on the support plate 42, and the extension and retraction end of the third cylinder 45 is connected with the pressure head assembly 43 to drive the pressure head assembly 43 to move towards or away from one end of the folding mechanism 3;

[0062] The second cylinder 44 controls the longitudinal displacement of the support plate 42 along the support frame 41 through telescopic movement, thereby adjusting the position of the pressure head assembly 43, and the third cylinder 45 controls the movement of the pressure head assembly 43 towards or away from one end of the folding mechanism 3 through telescopic movement, thereby achieving clamping and releasing of the rotating rod 323 and ensuring the stability of the air bag during winding.

[0063] In one embodiment,

[0064] The pressure head assembly 43 comprises an L-shaped bracket 431 mounted at the telescopic end of the third cylinder 45, and a pressure head 432 rotatably mounted on the L-shaped bracket 431, wherein a blind hole for clamping the rotating rod 323 is formed in one end of the pressure head 432 facing the rotating rod 323.

[0065] The pressure head 432 is rotatably mounted on the L-shaped bracket 431 and can rotate around the mounting shaft, and the blind hole design enables the pressure head 432 to fix the rotating rod 323, thereby ensuring that the rotating rod 323 and the pressure head 432 can work cooperatively during the folding of the air bag and maintaining the stability of the air bag.

[0066] In summary,

[0067] The safety air bag automatic folding equipment has a double-station design, the chuck reversing mechanism can be rotated to face the left side or the right side to adapt to different station requirements, the rotating rod assembly can be transversely displaced to a specified station along the folding seat and cooperate with the pressing mechanism to realize the winding of the air bag through rotation.

[0068] The air bag is automatically folded through automatic clamping, pressing and winding operations, manual intervention is reduced, and the operation speed and consistency are improved; the equipment is designed for convenient operation, manual simple fixing and material taking operations are required, the compact design enables the equipment to occupy a small space, and the production efficiency and air bag folding quality are improved.

[0069] The basic principles, main features and advantages of the utility model are shown and described above. The front, back, left and right in the text are not specified, and are mainly used to more intuitively illustrate the technical solutions and do not have a limiting effect. The skilled person in the industry should understand that the above-mentioned implementation modes are only for illustrating the technical concept and characteristics of the utility model, the purpose is to enable those skilled in the art to understand the content of the utility model and implement it, and it cannot limit the protection scope of the utility model, and any equivalent changes or modifications made according to the spirit and essence of the utility model should be covered within the protection scope of the utility model.

Claims

1. An airbag automatic folding apparatus characterized by comprising: It comprises a workbench (1); A clamping reversing mechanism (2) is installed on the workbench (1), and the clamping reversing mechanism (2) is provided with two parking points, comprising a clamping seat (21) which can be displaced transversely along the workbench (1), a chuck assembly (22) which is rotatably installed on the clamping seat (21) and is used for fixing one end of the air bag; A folding mechanism (3) is installed on the workbench (1) and arranged side by side with the clamping reversing mechanism (2), and the folding mechanism (3) is provided with two stations and is consistent with the number of parking points of the clamping reversing mechanism (2), comprising a folding seat (31) which can be displaced transversely along the workbench (1), a rotating rod assembly (32) which is rotatably installed on the folding seat (31) and is used for folding the air bag into a spiral shape; Two sets of pressing mechanisms (4) are installed side by side on the workbench (1) and correspond to the two stations of the folding mechanism (3), and the pressing mechanisms (4) are arranged towards the folding mechanism (3), comprising a support frame (41) installed on the workbench (1), a support plate (42) which can be displaced longitudinally along the support frame (41), and a pressing head assembly (43) which is installed on the support plate (42) and can be displaced towards the folding mechanism (3), and the pressing head assembly (43) is connected to the rotating rod assembly (32). The folding mechanism (3) and the pressing mechanism (4) are arranged on both sides of the clamping reversing mechanism (2).

2. The automatic folding apparatus for an airbag according to claim 1, characterized by: The clamping reversing mechanism (2) further comprises a first guide rail sliding block mechanism (23) and a first belt transmission mechanism (24), the clamping seat (21) is installed on the first guide rail sliding block mechanism (23), and the first belt transmission mechanism (24) is installed on the clamping seat (21), and the output end of the first belt transmission mechanism (24) is connected to the chuck assembly (22).

3. An airbag automatic folding apparatus according to claim 2, characterized in that: The chuck assembly (22) comprises a chuck plate (221) which is horizontally installed on the output end of the first belt transmission mechanism (24), a profiling block (222) which is installed on the chuck plate (221), and a profiling pressing head (223) which is installed on the upper end of the profiling block (222) and can be displaced longitudinally; The profiling pressing head (223) is connected with a first air cylinder (224), and the first air cylinder (224) is installed on the chuck plate (221).

4. The automatic folding apparatus for an airbag according to claim 1, characterized by: The folding mechanism (3) further comprises a second guide rail sliding block mechanism (33) and a second belt transmission mechanism (34), the folding seat (31) is installed on the second guide rail sliding block mechanism (33), and the second belt transmission mechanism (34) is installed on the folding seat (31), and the output end of the second belt transmission mechanism (34) is connected to the rotating rod assembly (32).

5. An airbag automatic folding apparatus according to claim 4, characterized in that: The rotating rod assembly (32) comprises a rotating shaft (321) connected with the output end of the second belt transmission mechanism (34), a bidirectional air cylinder (322) installed on the end of the rotating shaft (321) away from the second belt transmission mechanism (34), and a pair of rotating rods (323) installed on the bidirectional air cylinder (322).

6. An airbag automatic folding apparatus according to claim 5, characterized in that: The pressing mechanism (4) further comprises a second cylinder (44) and a third cylinder (45), the second cylinder (44) is installed on the support frame (41), the output end of the second cylinder (44) is connected with the support plate (42), the third cylinder (45) is installed on the support plate (42), and the telescopic end of the third cylinder (45) is connected with the pressing head assembly (43).

7. An airbag automatic folding apparatus according to claim 6, characterized in that: The pressing head assembly (43) comprises an L-shaped support (431) installed on the telescopic end of the third cylinder (45), and a pressing head (432) rotatably installed on the L-shaped support (431), and a blind hole for clamping the rotating rod (323) is formed in one end of the pressing head (432) facing the rotating rod (323).