发明名称 |
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MOLDING ONTO A STRETCHED BLANK |
摘要 |
An apparatus and method for molding a component onto a stretched blank. The apparatus includes a stretching assembly mounted adjacent to a first mold part. The stretching assembly includes a plurality of clamp assemblies that grasp the peripheral edge of the blank and a plurality of slide assemblies that move the clamp assemblies away from one another to apply a stretch to the fabric. The apparatus further includes a press for closing a second mold part onto the first mold part while the fabric is held in a stretched condition by the stretching assembly. In one embodiment, the stretching assembly may include a float plate that is movable with respect to the first mold part between a stretch position and a mold position. The apparatus may include a robot with tooling for moving the fabric onto the stretching assembly. The tooling may include a plurality of shot pins that push the fabric off of the tooling onto corresponding fabric pins in the stretching machine.
|
申请公布号 |
US2010119635(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2010.05.13 |
申请号 |
US20100691431 |
申请日期 |
2010.01.21 |
申请人 |
ILLINOIS TOOL WORKS INC. |
发明人 |
SAYERS RANDY J.;TREMBLAY PIERRE;WASHBURN KELLY E.;LONGSTREET KENNETH A. |
分类号 |
B29C55/02;B29C;B29C31/00;B29C31/04;B29C31/08;B29C70/76 |
主分类号 |
B29C55/02 |
代理机构 |
|
代理人 |
|
主权项 |
|
地址 |
|