Apparatus and method for manufacturing composite structures

Details Apparatus and method for manufacturing composite structures Apparatus and method for manufacturing composite structures

1983-07-05

1986-05-27

Simmons, David

Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture

Surface bonding means and/or assembly means therefor

Automatic and/or material-triggered control

156353, 156517, 156523, 156540, 156574, B26D 500

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045914028

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for forming composite, fiber/resin components with fibrous, resin-impregnated tape is disclosed. The apparatus employs a gantry for positioning a tape dispensing head assembly over a mold structure, which defines a mold surface of planar or contoured configuration. A control system is employed having sensing devices for generating signals indicative of relative positions of components of the apparatus in several axes of permissible movement, and tape application is effected by means of major and secondary command inputs to appropriate servomotor devices. Primary and initial movement is controlled in accordance with a sequence command program in cooperation with a resident program in a digital computer, and a second, adaptive control system is alternatively employed for enabling the tape dispensing head to follow vertical contours of the mold surface during X-Y movement across the surface.

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