Layered tape guide spool and alignment device and method
US7784723B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 11, 2007 |
| Grant date | Aug 31, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 4, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T29/49826
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A layered tape guide spool having a plurality of guide rods, each of which have a first and a second guide member. The gaps between adjacent guide rods and the gaps formed between the first and second guide members define a gap that urges the tape stacks together into a desirable rectangular shape. The resulting tape stacks are then wrapped onto a tubular core or onto existing layers on a tubular core.
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