Veneer softening device for automotive trim

By using guide rollers and clamp belts, the problems of low veneer softening efficiency and uneven soaking are solved, achieving a highly efficient and uniform veneer softening process that can accommodate veneers of different widths.

CN224158563UActive Publication Date: 2026-04-24NINGBO SBL AUTO ACCESSORIES CO LTD
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Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Utility models(China)
Current Assignee / Owner
NINGBO SBL AUTO ACCESSORIES CO LTD
Filing Date
2025-04-28
Publication Date
2026-04-24

AI Technical Summary

Technical Problem

Existing technologies suffer from low veneer softening efficiency, require a large area, and suffer from uneven soaking.

Method used

The system employs a guide roller and clamp belt structure within the medicine box. The wood veneer is fixed by clamping grooves and protrusions, and the drive assembly rotates the clamp belt, causing the wood veneer to fold into the same shape within the medicine box. The clamp belt spacing can be adjusted by an adjustment assembly to clamp wood veneers of different widths.

Benefits of technology

It effectively reduces the floor space required for soaking wood veneer, ensures uniform soaking of the solution, avoids uneven soaking, and adapts to the clamping needs of wood veneer of different widths.

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Abstract

The utility model relates to a veneer softening device for automotive trim, which comprises a medicine chest, a plurality of guide rollers are arranged in the medicine chest, guide rings are arranged on the peripheral walls of the guide rollers in a sliding manner, and a linkage rack is fixedly arranged on the side walls of the guide rings; and the clamp belt is arranged on the peripheral wall of the guide ring in a sleeving manner, so that the clamp belt forms a continuous bending shape. The utility model relates to the technical field of automobile interior veneer softening equipment. According to the veneer softening device for the automotive trim, a clamping groove and a protruding block are arranged, so that a veneer and a clamp belt are relatively fixed, the drive assembly drives the clamp belt to move, and the veneer is folded in the same shape as the clamp belt in the medicine box; and at the moment, the clamp belt can make full contact with liquid medicine in the medicine box, the occupied area for soaking the wood veneer can be effectively reduced, and due to the fact that the wood veneer can move all the time, the problem that soaking is uneven when the wood veneer is folded can be effectively solved.
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Description

Technical Field

[0001] This utility model relates to the technical field of wood veneer softening equipment for automotive interiors, and in particular to a wood veneer softening device for automotive interiors. Background Technology

[0002] To ensure the aesthetics of car interiors, wood veneer is often used to decorate them. However, when using wood veneer, it is often necessary to be bent according to the structure of the car interior to fit the surface of the interior.

[0003] In existing technologies, most methods soften wood veneer by soaking it in a chemical solution. However, soaking alone is not very efficient at softening wood veneer, and the veneer needs to be spread out to ensure uniform soaking, resulting in a large footprint for the soaking tank. Utility Model Content

[0004] In view of the shortcomings of the existing technology, the purpose of this utility model is to provide a wood veneer softening device for automotive interiors, so as to solve the technical problems mentioned in the background art.

[0005] The above-mentioned technical objective of this utility model is achieved through the following technical solution:

[0006] A wood veneer softening device for automotive interiors, comprising:

[0007] The medicine box has several guide rollers inside, and guide rings are slidably provided on the outer peripheral walls of the guide rollers. The side walls of the guide rings are all fixedly provided with a linkage frame.

[0008] The clamp belt is sleeved on the outer peripheral wall of the guide ring, so that the clamp belt forms a continuous bending shape. Several clamping grooves are provided on the outer peripheral side of the clamp belt for clamping the wood veneer.

[0009] A drive assembly, located inside the medicine box, is used to drive the clamp belt to rotate;

[0010] An adjustment component, located inside the linkage frame, is used to adjust the distance between the two linkage frames.

[0011] Furthermore, the clamping groove is provided with a protrusion, which is semi-circular in shape, and its flat end is fixedly connected to the top wall of the clamping groove.

[0012] Furthermore, the driving component includes:

[0013] The drive shaft rotates inside the medicine box, and one end of the drive shaft passes through the medicine box.

[0014] A hexagonal sleeve is fitted onto the outer peripheral wall of the drive shaft and is fixedly connected to the drive shaft;

[0015] The sliding sleeve is slidably disposed on the outer peripheral wall of the hexagonal sleeve, and the outer peripheral wall of the sliding sleeve is provided with a flexible pad.

[0016] Furthermore, a drive motor is provided on the side wall of the medicine box to drive the drive shaft to rotate.

[0017] Furthermore, the adjustment component includes:

[0018] The adjusting screw sleeve is located inside the linkage frame and is fixedly connected to the linkage frame;

[0019] The screw assembly is located inside the linkage frame and inserted into the adjusting screw sleeve. Both ends of the screw assembly penetrate the medicine box.

[0020] Furthermore, the screw assembly includes:

[0021] The connecting shaft has adjusting screws at both ends, with the two adjusting screws inserted into the adjusting sleeves on both sides.

[0022] Furthermore, the end of the adjusting screw away from the connecting shaft is provided with an extension rod that penetrates the medicine box, and one end of the extension rod is provided with a manual turntable.

[0023] In summary, this utility model has at least one of the following beneficial technical effects:

[0024] 1. A wood veneer softening device for automotive interiors, by setting clamping grooves and protrusions, fixes the wood veneer to the clamping belt, and drives the clamping belt to move through a drive assembly, so that the wood veneer forms a fold in the same shape as the clamping belt inside the medicine tank. At this time, the clamping belt can fully contact the medicine liquid inside the medicine tank, which can effectively reduce the floor space occupied by soaking the wood veneer. Furthermore, since the wood veneer can always move, it can effectively avoid the problem of uneven soaking of the wood veneer during folding.

[0025] 2. This wood veneer softening device for automotive interiors uses two independently rotatable adjusting screws to drive adjusting sleeves on both sides, thereby adjusting the distance between the two linkage frames and enabling the two clamping belts to clamp wood veneers of different widths. Attached Figure Description

[0026] To more clearly illustrate the technical solutions of the embodiments of this utility model, the accompanying drawings used in the description of the embodiments will be briefly introduced below. Obviously, the drawings described below are only some embodiments of this utility model. For those skilled in the art, other drawings can be obtained based on these drawings without creative effort.

[0027] Figure 1 This is a schematic diagram of the structure of a wood veneer softening device for automotive interiors according to the present invention.

[0028] Figure 2 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the medicine box of a wood veneer softening device for automotive interiors according to this utility model.

[0029] Figure 3 This is a schematic diagram of the linkage frame and guide ring of a wood veneer softening device for automotive interiors according to this utility model.

[0030] Figure 4 This is a schematic diagram of the adjusting screw of a wood veneer softening device for automotive interiors according to this utility model.

[0031] Figure 5 This is a schematic diagram of the internal structure of the medicine box of a wood veneer softening device for automotive interiors according to this utility model.

[0032] In the diagram, 1. Medicine box; 2. Guide roller; 3. Guide ring; 4. Linkage frame; 5. Clamp belt; 6. Clamping groove; 7. Drive assembly; 71. Drive shaft; 72. Hexagonal sleeve; 73. Sliding sleeve; 74. Flexible pad; 8. Adjustment assembly; 81. Adjusting screw sleeve; 82. Connecting shaft; 83. Adjusting screw; 84. Manual turntable; 9. Protrusion block. Detailed Implementation

[0033] The present invention will be further described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings.

[0034] Example:

[0035] Reference Figures 1-5 This utility model discloses a wood veneer softening device for automotive interiors, comprising:

[0036] The medicine box 1 has several guide rollers 2 inside. The outer peripheral walls of the guide rollers 2 are all slidably provided with guide rings 3. The side walls of the guide rings 3 are all fixedly provided with a linkage frame 4.

[0037] The clamp belt 5 is sleeved on the outer peripheral wall of the guide ring 3, so that the clamp belt 5 forms a continuous bending shape. Several clamping grooves 6 are provided on the outer peripheral side of the clamp belt 5 for clamping the wood veneer.

[0038] The drive assembly 7, which is located inside the medicine box 1, is used to drive the clamp belt 5 to rotate;

[0039] Adjustment component 8 is located inside the linkage frame 4 and is used to adjust the distance between the two linkage frames 4.

[0040] In this embodiment, as Figure 5As shown, during use, one end of the veneer that needs to be softened is inserted into the clamping groove 6, so that the veneer and the clamp belt 5 are fixed relative to each other. The clamp belt 5 is moved by the drive component 7, so that the clamp belt 5 moves the veneer. At this time, the veneer forms a fold in the same shape as the clamp belt 5 inside the medicine box 1, so that the clamp belt 5 can fully contact the medicine liquid inside the medicine box 1. This can effectively reduce the area occupied by soaking the veneer. Since the veneer can always move, it can effectively avoid the problem of uneven soaking when the veneer is folded. In addition, the medicine liquid can be fully stirred during the movement of the veneer, so that the concentration of the medicine liquid is more uniform.

[0041] Furthermore, after soaking, the veneer can be moved to the upper part by the clamp belt 5 so that the soaked veneer can be taken out from the medicine box 1.

[0042] In a further preferred embodiment of this utility model, such as Figure 5 As shown, the clamping groove 6 has a protrusion 9 inside, which is semi-circular in shape and its flat end is fixedly connected to the top wall of the clamping groove 6.

[0043] In this embodiment, as Figure 5 As shown, when the veneer is inserted into the clamping groove 6, the pressure on the veneer is increased by the protrusion 9, so that the veneer is more tightly connected to the clamp belt 5, so that the veneer can be moved by the movement of the clamp belt 5.

[0044] In a further preferred embodiment of this utility model, such as Figure 2 As shown, the driving component 7 includes:

[0045] The drive shaft 71 is rotatably disposed inside the medicine box 1, and one end of the drive shaft 71 passes through the medicine box 1;

[0046] A hexagonal sleeve 72 is fitted onto the outer peripheral wall of the drive shaft 71 and is fixedly connected to the drive shaft 71.

[0047] The sliding sleeve 73 is slidably disposed on the outer peripheral wall of the hexagonal sleeve 72, and the outer peripheral wall of the sliding sleeve 73 is provided with a flexible pad 74.

[0048] In this embodiment, as Figure 5 As shown, since the hexagonal sleeve 72 is fixedly mounted on the outer peripheral wall of the drive shaft 71, the drive shaft 71 can drive the hexagonal sleeve 72 to rotate when it rotates, and drive the sliding sleeve 73 to rotate. By setting the flexible pad 74, the friction between the sliding sleeve 73 and the clamp belt 5 is increased, so that the sliding sleeve 73 can drive the clamp belt 5 to move during the rotation, thereby achieving the purpose of moving the wood veneer. In addition, the flexible pad 74 can reduce the pressure on the wood veneer and prevent the wood veneer from being damaged due to excessive pressure when it moves to the outer wall of the flexible pad 74.

[0049] In a further preferred embodiment of this utility model, such as Figure 2 As shown, a drive motor is provided on the side wall of the medicine box 1 to drive the drive shaft 71 to rotate.

[0050] In this embodiment, a drive motor is used to drive the drive shaft 71 to rotate, so as to move the clamp belt 5.

[0051] In a further preferred embodiment of this utility model, such as Figure 3 and Figure 4 As shown, the adjustment component 8 includes:

[0052] Adjusting screw sleeve 81 is located inside the linkage frame 4 and is fixedly connected to the linkage frame 4;

[0053] The screw assembly is located inside the linkage frame 4 and inserted into the adjusting screw sleeve 81. Both ends of the screw assembly penetrate the medicine box 1.

[0054] In this embodiment, by adjusting the screw 83 assembly, the adjusting screw sleeve 81 can slide on the guide roller and drive the linkage frame 4 to move, so as to adjust the position of the linkage frame 4 and enable the equipment to clamp wood veneer of different widths.

[0055] In a further preferred embodiment of this utility model, such as Figure 4 As shown, the screw assembly includes:

[0056] The connecting shaft 82 has adjusting screws 83 at both ends, and the two adjusting screws 83 are respectively inserted into the adjusting sleeves 81 on both sides.

[0057] In this embodiment, two independently rotatable adjusting screws 83 can drive the adjusting screw sleeves 81 on both sides respectively, which can adjust the distance between the two linkage frames 4, so that the two clamping belts 5 can clamp wood veneers of different widths.

[0058] In a further preferred embodiment of this utility model, such as Figure 1 As shown, the end of the adjusting screw 83 away from the connecting shaft 82 is provided with an extension rod that passes through the medicine box 1, and one end of the extension rod is provided with a manual turntable 84.

[0059] In this embodiment, the extension rod and manual turntable 84 facilitate workers to rotate the adjusting screw 83 from the outside to adjust the distance between the two linkage frames 4.

[0060] The implementation principle of the above embodiment is as follows: inside the clamping groove 6, the wood veneer and the clamp belt 5 are fixed relative to each other, and the clamp belt 5 is moved by the driving component 7, so that the clamp belt 5 moves the wood veneer. At this time, the wood veneer forms a fold in the same shape as the clamp belt 5 inside the medicine box 1, so that the clamp belt 5 can fully contact the medicine liquid inside the medicine box 1, and avoid the problem of uneven soaking of the wood veneer when folding.

[0061] The embodiments described herein are preferred embodiments of this utility model and are not intended to limit the scope of protection of this utility model. Therefore, all equivalent changes made to the structure, shape, and principle of this utility model should be included within the scope of protection of this utility model.

Claims

1. A veneer softening device for automotive interiors, characterized by, Including: The medicine box (1) has several guide rollers (2) inside. The outer peripheral walls of the guide rollers (2) are all slidably provided with guide rings (3). The side walls of the guide rings (3) are all fixedly provided with a linkage frame (4). The clamp belt (5) is sleeved on the outer peripheral wall of the guide ring (3), so that the clamp belt (5) forms a continuous bending shape. Several clamping grooves (6) are provided on the outer peripheral side of the clamp belt (5) for clamping the wood veneer. The drive assembly (7), which is located inside the medicine box (1), is used to drive the clamp belt (5) to rotate; Adjustment component (8), which is located inside the linkage frame (4), is used to adjust the distance between the two linkage frames (4).

2. The veneer softening device for automotive interior according to claim 1, wherein The clamping groove (6) is provided with a protrusion (9) inside, which is semi-circular and its flat end is fixedly connected to the top wall of the clamping groove (6).

3. The veneer softening device for automotive interior according to claim 2, wherein The driving component (7) includes: A drive shaft (71) is rotatably disposed inside the medicine box (1), and one end of the drive shaft (71) passes through the medicine box (1); A hexagonal sleeve (72) is fitted onto the outer peripheral wall of the drive shaft (71) and is fixedly connected to the drive shaft (71); The sliding sleeve (73) is slidably disposed on the outer peripheral wall of the hexagonal sleeve (72), and the outer peripheral wall of the sliding sleeve (73) is provided with a flexible pad (74).

4. The veneer softening device for automotive interior according to claim 3, wherein The medicine box (1) is equipped with a drive motor on its side wall, which is used to drive the drive shaft (71) to rotate.

5. The veneer softening device for automotive interior according to claim 4, wherein The adjustment component (8) includes: Adjusting screw sleeve (81) is located on the inner side of the linkage frame (4) and is fixedly connected to the linkage frame (4); The screw assembly is located inside the linkage frame (4) and inserted into the adjusting screw sleeve (81). Both ends of the screw assembly pass through the medicine box (1).

6. The veneer softening device for automotive interior according to claim 5, wherein The screw assembly includes: The connecting shaft (82) has adjusting screws (83) at both ends, and the two adjusting screws (83) are inserted into the adjusting sleeves (81) on both sides respectively.

7. The veneer softening device for automotive interior according to claim 6, wherein The adjusting screw (83) is provided with an extension rod that passes through the medicine box (1) at one end away from the connecting shaft (82), and a manual turntable (84) is provided at one end of the extension rod.