Automobile seat headrest assembly line

By decomposing the conveying and positioning functions in the automotive seat headrest assembly line and utilizing sensors and fixing devices, the problem of low feeding accuracy in existing technologies has been solved, enabling efficient and accurate robotic headrest assembly.

CN224104895UActive Publication Date: 2026-04-10GUANGZHOU YUANFENG AUTOMATION EQUIP CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2025-04-15
Publication Date
2026-04-10

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Technical Problem

The existing automotive seat headrest conveying device has low feeding accuracy and will have large errors after long-term use, requiring manual calibration and affecting the efficiency of robotic automated assembly.

Method used

An assembly line for automotive seat headrests was designed, comprising components such as a first transmission belt, a feeding station, a second conveyor belt, a fixing device, sensors, and cylinders. By decomposing the conveying and positioning functions, and utilizing sensors and fixing devices to improve feeding accuracy, the robot can accurately grasp the headrest.

Benefits of technology

This improved the feeding accuracy of car seat headrests, reduced shaking and displacement interference, and ensured that the robot could efficiently and accurately grasp the headrests, thereby improving assembly efficiency.

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Abstract

The utility model provides an automobile seat headrest assembly line, and belongs to the technical field of automatic assembly of automobile seats. The automobile seat headrest conveying device comprises a first conveying belt used for conveying an automobile seat headrest; the feeding station is arranged at the tail end of the first transmission belt, and a second transmission belt parallel to the first transmission belt is arranged on the feeding station; the feeding station is further provided with a fixing device, and the fixing device is used for fixing the automobile seat headrest to the feeding station. And the first sensor is arranged at the feeding station, and the first sensor is used for detecting the existence of the automobile seat headrest on the feeding station and controlling the actions of the second conveying belt and the fixing device. The fixing device is arranged to push the automobile seat headrest to the feeding station, and the feeding accuracy of the automobile seat headrest is improved.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The utility model belongs to the technical field of automobile seat automation assembly, more specifically, relate to an automobile seat headrest assembly line. BACKGROUND

[0002] The automobile seat assembly includes a headrest. Artificial assembly of the headrest requires lubricating the headrest guide rod first, then aligning the headrest guide rod with the seat, and pressing when the automobile seat emits a click sound. Then this artificial assembly method is not conducive to factory capacity improvement. Therefore, robot automation assembly can be used in the automobile seat and headrest assembly process. However, the initial position of the headrest feeding has certain requirements when using a robot to assemble the headrest. The existing automobile seat headrest conveying device has low feeding accuracy of the headrest, and there will be a large error after long-term use, which needs to be manually calibrated. SUMMARY

[0003] The main purpose of the utility model is to provide an automobile seat headrest assembly line, which can improve the feeding accuracy of the automobile seat headrest.

[0004] In order to achieve the above purpose, the utility model provides an automobile seat headrest assembly line, which comprises: a first transmission belt for conveying an automobile seat headrest;

[0005] A feeding station is arranged at the end of the first transmission belt, and a second conveying belt parallel to the first transmission belt is arranged on the feeding station. A fixing device is also arranged on the feeding station, which is used to fix the automobile seat headrest on the feeding station.

[0006] A first sensor is arranged on the feeding station, which is used to detect the presence of the automobile seat headrest on the feeding station and control the action of the second conveying belt and the fixing device.

[0007] Further, the fixing device comprises a fixing member and a pushing member. The fixing member is arranged on the feeding station at one side of the second conveying belt, and the pushing member is arranged on the feeding station at the other side of the second conveying belt and opposite to the fixing member. The pushing member is used to push the automobile seat headrest to the fixing member and fix the automobile seat headrest with the fixing member.

[0008] Further, the pushing member comprises a pushing cylinder arranged on the feeding station and a pushing plate connected with the pushing cylinder.

[0009] Further, a second sensor is arranged at the end of the first transmission belt. The second sensor detects the presence of the automobile seat headrest on the first conveying belt and controls the start and stop of the first transmission belt.

[0010] Furthermore, the feeding station is also equipped with a lifting cylinder, and the actuating end of the lifting cylinder is connected to a lifting plate for lifting the car seat headrest guide rod.

[0011] Furthermore, the lifting plate is provided with a groove that is adapted to the headrest guide rod of the car seat.

[0012] Furthermore, the lifting plate is bent downwards at one end near the first conveyor belt.

[0013] Furthermore, guide rods are provided on both sides of the first transmission belt, and both ends of the guide rods are bent outward.

[0014] Furthermore, the end of the second conveyor belt is provided with an anti-fall baffle.

[0015] Furthermore, an oil box for lubricating the headrest guide rod of the car seat is provided on one side of the feeding station.

[0016] Compared with the prior art, the beneficial effects of this utility model are as follows: by setting a feeding station on the first conveyor belt and setting a second conveyor belt at the feeding station, the conveying and positioning functions are decomposed, reducing the interference of shaking, displacement and other processes in the remaining processes, and initially improving the feeding accuracy of the car seat headrest; furthermore, by setting a fixing device at the feeding station to push the car seat headrest to the feeding station, the feeding accuracy of the car seat headrest is greatly improved. Attached Figure Description

[0017] Figure 1 A schematic diagram of the structure of an automotive seat headrest assembly line provided in this embodiment of the utility model;

[0018] Figure 2 An axial view of an automotive seat headrest assembly line provided in an embodiment of this utility model;

[0019] Figure 3 for Figure 2 A magnified view of a portion of point A in the middle;

[0020] Figure 4 Two axial views of an automotive seat headrest assembly line provided in this embodiment of the utility model;

[0021] Figure 5 for Figure 4 A magnified view of a portion of point B in the middle;

[0022] Figure 6 A three-axis view of an automotive seat headrest assembly line provided for an embodiment of this utility model.

[0023] Reference numerals: 1. First conveyor belt; 101. Second sensor; 102. Guide rod; 2. Feeding station; 201. Second conveyor belt; 202. Fixing component; 203. Pushing cylinder; 204. Pushing plate; 205. First sensor; 301. Lifting cylinder; 302. Lifting plate; 303. Groove; 4. Anti-drop baffle; 5. Oil box; 6. Headrest. Detailed Implementation

[0024] The embodiments of this disclosure will now be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0025] The following specific examples illustrate the implementation of this disclosure. Those skilled in the art can easily understand other advantages and effects of this disclosure from the content disclosed in this specification. Obviously, the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of this disclosure, and not all of them. This disclosure can also be implemented or applied through other different specific embodiments, and the details in this specification can also be modified or changed based on different viewpoints and applications without departing from the spirit of this disclosure. It should be noted that, in the absence of conflict, the following embodiments and features in the embodiments can be combined with each other. Based on the embodiments in this disclosure, all other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative effort are within the scope of protection of this disclosure.

[0026] like Figures 1 to 6 As shown, this embodiment provides an automotive seat headrest assembly line, including: a first transmission belt for conveying automotive seat headrests 6; a feeding station 2 located at the end of the first transmission belt, wherein a second conveyor belt 201 parallel to the first transmission belt is provided on the feeding station 2; a fixing device is also provided on the feeding station 2 for fixing the automotive seat headrest 6 to the feeding station 2; and a first sensor 205 located on the feeding station 2 for detecting the presence of the automotive seat headrest 6 on the feeding station 2 and controlling the movement of the second conveyor belt 201 and the fixing device.

[0027] The feeding station 2 is a component separately arranged at the end of the first transmission belt, and there is no mechanical connection between the two. The feeding station 2 is divided into a second transmission belt 201 to separate the transmission and positioning functions, reduce the interference such as shaking and displacement of the remaining processes, so that the first transmission belt 1 bears the function of transmitting the automobile seat headrest 6, and the feeding station 2 bears the function of positioning and fixing the automobile seat headrest 6, so as to facilitate the robot to grasp the automobile seat headrest 6, and the feeding accuracy of the automobile seat headrest 6 is preliminarily improved. The first sensor 205 is properly arranged, so that when the first sensor 205 detects that the feeding station 2 has the automobile seat headrest 6, the second transmission belt 201 is controlled to stop working, and the headrest 6 is basically in the working area of the fixing device. When the first sensor 205 detects the headrest 6, the second transmission belt is controlled to stop working, the fixing device acts to fix the headrest 6 on the feeding station 2, so as to avoid the position of the headrest 6 changing when the robot grasps the headrest 6, thereby improving the feeding accuracy of the headrest 6 and the accuracy of the robot grasping the headrest 6.

[0028] In a possible embodiment, the fixing device comprises a fixing member 202 and a pushing member. The fixing member 202 is arranged at one side of the feeding station 2 of the second transmission belt 201, and the pushing member is arranged at the other side of the feeding station 2 of the second transmission belt 201 and opposite to the fixing member 202. The pushing member is used to push the automobile seat headrest 6 to the fixing member 202, and cooperate with the fixing member 202 to fix the automobile seat headrest 6.

[0029] The fixing member 202 and the pushing member are arranged at two sides of the second transmission belt 201. When the automobile seat headrest 6 is sent by the second transmission belt 201 and receives the signal of the first sensor 205, the pushing member acts to push the headrest 6 to the fixing member 202, so that the headrest 6 abuts against the fixing member 202, and the pushing member remains stationary until the robot successfully grasps the guide rod of the headrest 6. The above operation of fixing the headrest 6 avoids the headrest 6 being disturbed by the robot and external interference, avoids the position of the guide rod of the headrest 6 being wrong when the robot grasps the guide rod, and greatly improves the accuracy of the robot grasping the headrest 6.

[0030] Further, the feeding member comprises a pushing cylinder 203 arranged on the feeding station 2 and a pushing plate 204 connected with the pushing cylinder 203. The pushing cylinder 203 is arranged at one side of the feeding station 2, the pushing plate 204 is fixedly connected with the execution end of the pushing cylinder 203, and the pushing cylinder 203 drives the pushing plate 204 from a track parallel to the second transmission belt 201, so that the pushing plate 204 and the fixing member 202 can stably fix the automobile seat headrest 6.

[0031] In a possible embodiment, the first transmission belt end is provided with a second sensor 101, which detects the presence of the headrest 6 of the car seat on the first conveying belt 1 and controls the start and stop of the first transmission belt. After the first transmission belt sends the headrest 6 to the second conveying belt 201, the first conveying belt 1 will continue to send the next headrest 6 forward. In order to avoid the situation that the next headrest 6 is sent to the feeding station 2 while the previous headrest 6 has not been grabbed by the robot, when the second sensor 101 detects the presence of the end of the first conveying belt 1, the first sensor 205 sends a signal to stop the first conveying belt 1 until there is no headrest 6 in the feeding station 2, and then the system starts the first conveying belt 1 to convey the headrest 6 to the feeding station 2.

[0032] In a possible embodiment, the feeding station 2 is also provided with a lifting cylinder 301, and the execution end of the lifting cylinder 301 is connected with a lifting plate 302 for lifting the guide rod of the headrest 6 of the car seat. The guide rod of the headrest 6 on one side of the headrest 6 is longer, so the headrest 6 may tilt to the side where the guide rod is located during conveying, which affects the feeding accuracy of the headrest 6 and the grabbing of the robot. Therefore, the lifting cylinder 301 and the lifting plate 302 are arranged on the feeding station 2 on the side of the guide rod of the headrest 6, and before the action of the fixing device each time, the lifting cylinder 301 drives the lifting plate 302 to move upward to lift the guide rod of the headrest 6 in the abnormal position, so as to facilitate the fixing device to fix the headrest 6.

[0033] Further, the lifting plate 302 is provided with a groove 303 matched with the guide rod of the headrest 6 of the car seat. The top of the groove 303 should also be provided with a beveled structure to guide the guide rod of the headrest 6 to the groove 303; the size of the groove 303 is slightly larger than that of the guide rod of the headrest 6, which can avoid the sliding dislocation of the guide rod when the lifting plate 302 lifts the guide rod of the headrest 6.

[0034] Further, the end of the lifting plate 302 close to the first conveying belt 1 is bent downward. It prevents the headrest 6 from being stuck by the lifting plate 302 when being transported by the second conveying belt 201.

[0035] In a possible embodiment, the first transmission belt is provided with guide rods 102 on both sides. The guide rods 102 arranged on both sides of the second conveying belt 201 can guide and protect the headrest 6, preventing the headrest 6 from falling. Meanwhile, the two ends of the guide rods 102 are bent outward to avoid the end of the guide rod 102 from hooking the headrest 6.

[0036] In a possible embodiment, the end of the second conveying belt 201 is provided with a drop prevention baffle 4, and the bottom of the drop prevention baffle 4 is also inwardly hooked, which is used in case of accidental control of the second transmission belt, causing the headrest 6 to fall off the second conveying belt 201.

[0037] In a possible embodiment, one side of the feeding station is provided with an oil box 5 for lubricating the guide rod of the headrest 6 of the automobile seat.

[0038] The above merely illustrates the implementation modes of the present application and is not used to limit the present application, and any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made by the skilled in the art without creative labor within the spirit and principle of the present application shall be included in the protection scope of the present application.

Claims

1. An automotive seat headrest assembly line, characterized by, The utility model relates to a kind of automobile seat headrests automatic feeding device, including: First drive belt, for conveying automobile seat headrests; Feeding station, set in first drive belt end, the feeding station is equipped with second conveyor belt parallel with the first drive belt;The feeding station is further provided with fixing device, and the fixing device is used to fix automobile seat headrests in feeding station; First sensor, set in feeding station, the first sensor is used to detect the existence of automobile seat headrests on the feeding station, and the action of second conveyor belt and fixing device is controlled.

2. The automotive seat headrest assembly line of claim 1, wherein, The fixing device includes fixing piece and pusher, the fixing piece is arranged in the feeding station of second conveyor belt side, the pusher is arranged in the feeding station of second conveyor belt other side and is opposite with the fixing piece;The pusher is used to push automobile seat headrests to fixing piece, and is fixed with the fixing piece cooperation automobile seat headrests.

3. The automotive seat headrest assembly line of claim 2, wherein, The pusher includes pusher cylinder and pusher plate connected with the pusher cylinder, which is arranged on the feeding station.

4. The automotive seat headrest assembly line of claim 1, wherein, Second sensor is arranged at the end of the first drive belt, and the second sensor detects the existence of automobile seat headrests on the first drive belt, and controls the start and stop of the first drive belt.

5. The automotive seat headrest assembly line of claim 1, wherein, The feeding station is further provided with lifting cylinder, and the execution end of the lifting cylinder is connected with lifting plate for lifting automobile seat headrests guide rod.

6. The automotive seat headrest assembly line of claim 5, wherein, The lifting plate is provided with groove matched with automobile seat headrests guide rod.

7. The automotive seat headrest assembly assembly line of claim 5, wherein, The end of the lifting plate close to the first drive belt is arranged with downward bending.

8. The automotive seat headrest assembly line of claim 1, wherein, The first drive belt is provided with guide rod on both sides, and both ends of the guide rod are outwardly bent.

9. The automotive seat headrest assembly assembly line of claim 1, wherein, The end of the second conveyor belt is provided with anti-falling baffle.

10. The automotive seat headrest assembly assembly line of claim 1, wherein, One side of the feeding station is provided with oil box for lubricating automobile seat headrests guide rod.