Tape compactor
US5316612A · kind A · utility
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20Claims
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 27, 1993 |
| Grant date | May 31, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 27, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/1788
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A main compactor and a tail compactor are independently movable with respect to a tape laying head when compacting composite tape. A piston-driven linkage switches the two compactors alternately to a tape laydown point defined with respect to the tape head.
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