Apparatus for manufacturing a seat
AssigneeTachi-S Co., Ltd.
InventorHiroyuki Makino
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Abstract
An apparatus for manufacturing an automotive seat comprises a pair of upper and lower dies, the former die being adapted to mount thereupon a foam cushion member having a metallic frame embedded therein, and the latter die being adapted to mount an inside-out turned top cover member thereon. In the upper die, arranged are plural electromagnets. Under the influence of magnetic force given by the electromagnets, the cushion member with the metallic frame is attracted to and retained by the upper die, and while in such state, lowering and pressing the upper die against the top cover member causes bonding together the cushion and top cover members.
Claims4
An apparatus for manufacturing a seat comprising a pair of upper and lower dies so arranged that the upper die is vertically movable relative to the lower die and that the upper die is adapted to mount a cushion member thereon while the lower die is adapted to mount a top cover member thereon, wherein said cushion member has a metallic frame embedded therein, and wherein said upper die includes at least one electromagnet arranged therein, so that said cushion member is brought into contact with and retained by said upper die, and when said upper die is lowered to and depressed against said lower die, said cushion member is bonded to said top cover member by means of an adhesive, and wherein further, said electromagnet arranged in said upper die comprises a plurality of electromagnets which are arranged in a surface of said upper die in a configuration corresponding to the configuration of said metallic frame in said cushion member.
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