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Automated fiber placement in female mold

US8529818B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

General Electric Company · US

Inventors

Stefan Simmerer · Essen, DE
Michael Brown · Loudoun Valley Estates, US
Stephen Bertram Johnson · Greenville, US

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 30, 2009
Grant date	Sep 10, 2013
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 30, 2032

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10T428/24132
WIPO fieldEngines, pumps, turbines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method and system for forming a product including a layer of fiber to a surface of a mold is provided. The system includes a mold and an apparatus. The mold is configured to rotate about an axis of rotation. An apparatus includes a base and a head coupled to the base. The base is configured to rotate about the axis of rotation. The head is configured to apply the fiber to the surface of the mold to form the product. The product includes at least one layer including at least one fiber applied using centrifugal force.

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