Patent ID: 8347472
Filing Date: 2013-01-08
Classification: B25B,B60N,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A clip automatic-mounting tool for automatically mounting a clip to a first region of an axial portion of a tensioning wire embedded in a cushioned padding for a seat, said clip being adapted to be retained between a tensioning cord of a seat skin covering said cushioned padding and said first region of said axial portion of said tensioning wire, and said clip including a hook portion to be hooked and retained to said first region of said axial portion of said tensioning wire, said clip automatic-mounting tool comprising: a base frame; a drive cylinder provided on a rearward portion of said base frame and having a rod; a guide plate extending forward from a forward end portion of said base frame; a clip holder for holding said clip so as to allow said hook portion of said clip to be protruded forward from said clip holder; said clip holder being connected to a tip end of said rod of said drive cylinder and adapted to be slid along said guide plate by drive of said drive cylinder; said guide plate including a portion having a first width substantially equal to that of said clip holder, and a tip end portion having a second width wider than the first width; and an insertion arm extending along a side edge of the tip end portion of said guide plate and protruding forward in an oblique upward direction from said tip end portion of said guide plate; said insertion arm having a length that is long enough to allow a tip end portion of said insertion arm to reach a position just under said axial portion of said tensioning wire when said insertion arm is inserted into said cushioned padding; said insertion arm having a cutout groove formed in said tip end portion thereof for engagingly receiving a second region of said axial portion of said tensioning wire when said insertion arm is inserted into said cushioned padding; and said second region of said axial portion of said tensioning wire being spaced from said first region of said axial portion of said tensioning wire in an axial direction of said tensioning wire, so that when said clip holder having said clip held thereby is driven by the drive cylinder in a state where said second region of said axial portion of said tensioning wire is engagedly received in said cutout groove of said insertion arm, said clip holder is moved toward said first region of said axial portion of said tensioning wire to automatically hook and retain said hook portion of said clip to said first region of said axial portion of said tensioning wire.