Dockable cut clamp and restart mechanism for a fiber placement head
US8919409B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 21, 2012 |
| Grant date | Dec 30, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 19, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/1788
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A fiber placement machine has a fiber placement head and a K-axis housing that is supplied with fiber tow from a creel. The fiber placement head is mounted on the front of the K-axis housing. The fiber placement head has a compaction roller and a cut, clamp, and restart mechanism positioned adjacent to the compaction roller that receives fiber tow from the K-axis housing. A separable coupling connects the fiber placement head to the K-axis housing, whereby the fiber placement head may be disconnected from the K-axis housing for docking purposes.
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