Adjustable Seat Manufacturing Jig for Precise Multi-Model Positioning
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional methods for manufacturing vehicle leather seats are manual, leading to reduced quality, increased time, and high costs due to fixed jig positions, which are inconvenient for various vehicle seat types.
Innovation Solution
A jig apparatus with movable leg units and adjustable jig units within a main frame, allowing for flexible positioning and fixing of covering units, enabling the apparatus to accommodate various vehicle seat shapes and sizes.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Manufacturing precision
If fixed jigs are used for various vehicle seat types, then positioning precision is maintained, but device complexity and manufacturing costs increase due to requiring multiple jigs
Solution Approach 1:
The jig apparatus is designed with adjustable positioning units that can be moved along the main frame to different locations, allowing a single jig to accommodate multiple vehicle seat types and configurations. This eliminates the need for multiple dedicated jigs for different seat varieties, thereby reducing device complexity while maintaining positioning precision through controlled adjustment mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The positioning units are made movable along the main frame rather than being fixed, enabling dynamic reconfiguration of the jig apparatus. This dynamic capability allows the same jig to adapt to different vehicle seat types by adjusting the position of clamping units, resolving the contradiction between maintaining precision and reducing complexity.
2Adaptability or versatility
If manual methods are used for manufacturing vehicle leather seats, then flexibility in handling various seat types is maintained, but productivity and manufacturing quality decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The jig apparatus incorporates movable positioning units that can be adjusted to different locations along the main frame, providing the flexibility needed to accommodate various vehicle seat types. This automated adjustable system maintains the adaptability of manual methods while significantly improving productivity through mechanized operations.
3Manufacturing precision
If multiple fixed jigs are manufactured for different vehicle seat types, then positioning accuracy is ensured, but manufacturing costs and transportation convenience deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The jig apparatus is designed as a universal system with adjustable positioning units that can be reconfigured for different vehicle seat types. This eliminates the need to manufacture multiple dedicated jigs, thereby reducing manufacturing costs while maintaining positioning accuracy through controlled adjustment mechanisms.
4Device complexity
If fixed jig positions are used, then structural simplicity is maintained, but adaptability to various vehicle seat types is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The positioning units are designed to be movable along the main frame rather than fixed, providing adaptability to various vehicle seat types. The adjustment mechanisms are integrated into the existing structure, allowing the jig to accommodate different seat configurations without significantly increasing overall structural complexity.
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AI summary
The present invention provides a jig apparatus for manufacturing vehicle seats. The jig apparatus includes a main frame located in an outermost area of the jig apparatus, leg units respectively located on upper and lower surfaces of the main frame, each of the leg units including two or more leg parts provided adjacent to each other such that one end of each of the two or more leg parts is moved along the main frame and a remaining end of each of the two or more leg parts extends towards an inside of the main frame, and jig units configured to fix a target object located inside the main frame, and located at the remaining ends of the two or more leg parts provided adjacent to each other so as to vary a distance between the remaining ends of the two or more leg parts.