Fiber delivery system for composite part manufacture
US8684720B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 5, 2011 |
| Grant date | Apr 1, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29C70/386
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A gantry mounted fiber placement machine has a creel and a head with a compaction roller for applying fiber to a mold or tool. The fiber placement machine has 6 axes of motion. The machine has a gantry that moves in the X-axis, a horizontal gantry beam that is parallel to the Y-axis, and a creel that moves with the gantry in the X-axis. The machine has a head that moves in the Y-axis parallel to the floor and across the gantry beam, and in the Z-axis perpendicular to the X and Y-axes. The head swivels in the I-axis as it rotates about the X-axis, in the J-axis as it rotates about the Y-axis, and in the K-axis as it rotates about the Z-axis.
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