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Adjustable tape chute for tape laying machine

US4531998A · kind A · utility

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3References
5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 6, 1984
Grant dateJul 30, 1985
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Expiry dateApr 6, 2004

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T156/1788
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An adjustable tape chute guides a composite tape on a tape laying machine. The chute has a main body with a central guide slot of nominal width, for receiving a composite tape. The exit end of the chute has a pair of opposite edge guides which are movable with an adjusting screw along guide pins to conform to the actual tape width, so the tape may be accurately deposited alongside previously deposited tape strips.

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