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US 10,286,869 B2Granted
System and method for assembling a trim cover assembly
AssigneeLear Corporation
InventorsFlorian Reithmeier, Michael Tracht, Christopher Stahl
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Abstract
A system and method for assembling a trim cover. A seam may be provided to attach the first trim panel to a second trim panel. Tabs and notches may be provided with at least one of the trim panels. One or more stitch attributes may be measured in response to detection of a tab or notch.
Claims20
A method of assembling a trim cover assembly comprising:
- aligning a first trim panel with a second trim panel, wherein at least one of the first trim panel and the second trim panel has a first tab, a second tab, and a third tab that are spaced apart from each other, wherein a first region is at least partially disposed between the first tab and the second tab and a second region is at least partially disposed between the second tab and the third tab;
- feeding the first and second trim panels into a sewing machine to stitch a seam that attaches the first trim panel to the second trim panel;
- measuring a stitch attribute of the seam associated with the first region when the first tab is detected by a detection device that is provided with the sewing machine;
- ending measurement of the stitch attribute associated with the first region and initiating measurement of a stitch attribute of the seam associated with the second region when the second tab is detected by the detection device;
- ending measurement of the stitch attribute associated with the second region when the third tab is detected;
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- determining whether the stitch attributes associated with the first region and the second region are within tolerance.
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A method of assembling a trim cover assembly comprising:
- aligning a first trim panel with a second trim panel, wherein at least one of the first trim panel and the second trim panel has a first notch, a second notch, and a third notch that are spaced apart from each other, wherein a first tab separates the first notch from the second notch and a second tab separates the second notch from the third notch, wherein a first region is at least partially disposed between the first tab and the second tab and a second region is at least partially disposed between the second tab and a third tab;
- feeding the first and second trim panels into a sewing machine to stitch a seam that attaches the first trim panel to the second trim panel;
- measuring a stitch attribute of the seam associated with the first region when the first notch is detected by a detection device that is provided with the sewing machine;
- ending measurement of the stitch attribute associated with the first region and initiating measurement of a stitch attribute of the seam associated with the second region when the second notch is detected by the detection device;
- ending measurement of the stitch attribute associated with the second region when the third notch is detected;
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- determining whether the stitch attributes associated with the first region and the second region are within tolerance.
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A system for assembling a trim cover assembly comprising:
- a sewing machine that includes:
- a needle that stitches a thread into a first trim panel and a second trim panel to form a seam that attaches the first trim panel to the second trim panel;
- a detection device that detects tabs that extend from at least one of the first trim panel and the second trim panel;
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- an electronic controller that controls operation of the sewing machine;
- wherein the electronic controller determines a stitch attribute of a first region of the seam disposed proximate a first tab and a second tab based on detection of the first tab and the second tab by the detection device and determines a stitch attribute of a second region of the seam disposed proximate a second tab and a third tab based on detection of the second tab and the third tab by the detection device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.