Apparatus for arranging fiber bundles
US8141215B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 16, 2008 |
| Grant date | Mar 27, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29C70/22
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A connection pipe 40A is fit in an introduction pipe 34A. A guide groove 342 extends on the side of the introduction pipe 34A in the Z-axis direction. A guide screw 41 is screwed on the peripheral face of the connection pipe 40A to penetrate through a peripheral wall of the connection pipe 40A. A distal end of the guide screw 41 enters the guide groove 342. The distal end of the guide screw 41 is movable in the Z-axis direction in the guide groove 342. The connection pipe 40A is movable relative to the introduction pipe 34A in the Z-axis direction within the range of the length of the guide groove 342. The connection pipe 40A and the guide pipes 31A are moved in the Z-axis direction with an air cylinder 43. Accordingly, when fiber bundles are arranged using a plurality of guide pipes, the guide pipe is prevented from being caught by a fiber bundle drawn out of another guide pipe.
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