Component-temporarily holding member, and component mounting jig

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10780554-B2
Application number	US-201716094355-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 18, 2017
Priority date	Apr 18, 2016
Publication date	Sep 22, 2020
Grant date	Sep 22, 2020

Abstract

To provide a component-temporarily holding member and a component mounting jig that do not require removal of a component installation jig after a foamed resin molding is demolded. In a component-temporarily holding member 3 having a temporary holding part 2 for temporarily holding a component 5 having a locking part 6 lockable to another member when mounting the component 5 by locking the locking part 6 in a component mounting position 8 of a forming die 4 for a foamed resin molding, the holding force of the temporary holding part 2 is less than the force with which the locking part 6 is locked in the component mounting position 8.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A component-temporarily holding member comprising a temporary holding part for temporarily holding a component having a locking part lockable to another member when mounting the component by locking the locking part in a component mounting position of a forming die for a foamed resin molding,
wherein a holding force of the temporary holding part is less than force with which the locking part is locked in the component mounting position.

2. The component-temporarily holding member according to claim 1 , wherein the temporary holding part includes
a receiving part that receives the component with a defined posture and has mutually opposing portions and
clamping means provided in the mutually opposing portions in the receiving part, the clamping means clamping the component with a defined biasing force to temporarily hold the component in a position where operation of locking the component to the forming die is not obstructed.

3. The component-temporarily holding member according to claim 2 , wherein the receiving part has a bottom surface facing a direction in which the component is mounted to the forming die and at least two walls that intersect with the bottom surface and oppose to one another, and
the clamping means clamps and holds the component near opposing surfaces of the walls.

4. The component-temporarily holding member according to claim 3 , wherein the clamping means has
a substantially spherical part arranged on the opposing surface side and provided at a distal end that is brought into contact with the component, and
biasing means biasing the substantially spherical part in a direction in which the substantially spherical part protrudes from the opposing surface.

5. The component-temporarily holding member according to claim 4 , wherein the bottom surface of the receiving part and the clamping means are arranged such that, while the component is received in the receiving part, the component is clamped and held between the bottom surface of the receiving part and the spherical part which is closer to the bottom surface than the center of the sphere of the substantially spherical part.

6. A component mounting jig, to which the component-temporarily holding member according to claim 1 is mounted in an arrangement corresponding to a defined position of the component in the foamed resin molding.

7. The component mounting jig according to claim 6 ,
wherein a moving part configured to approach and separate from the forming die is formed at least in a part of a jig base to which the component-temporarily holding member is mounted.

Assignees

• Bridgestone Corp

Inventors

• Hirata Yutaka
• Itabashi Taichi
• Hamada Yosuke

Classifications

• B29L2031/771

  Seats · CPC title

• B29L2031/58

  Upholstery or cushions, e.g. vehicle upholstery or interior padding {(mattresses, cushions B29L2031/751)} · CPC title

• B29C44/1271

  the preformed parts being partially covered · CPC title

• B29C33/12

  with incorporated means for positioning inserts, e.g. labels {(positioning reinforcements B29C70/541)} · CPC title

• B29K2105/04

  cellular or porous · CPC title