Single and dual parallel webline assembly
US11969981B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 8, 2022 |
| Grant date | Apr 30, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 8, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB32B38/145
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Systems and methods facilitate the automated manufacture of fabric articles. In an example operation, a single web of fabric is unwound and transported to a sequence of stations. At one station, the unwound fabric is cut to create first and second components of the fabric article and a web of remainder fabric. Then the web of remainder fabric is removed from the first and second components of the fabric article. At another station, adhesive is applied to the second component. Then a robot positions the first component onto the second component. At another station, the adhesive is cured. At another station, a design in printed onto the first component.
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