Fiber placement delivery system with modular cut/add actuators

Details Fiber placement delivery system with modular cut/add actuators Fiber placement delivery system with modular cut/add actuators

1992-09-21

1994-03-01

Aftergut, Jeff H.

Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture

Surface bonding means and/or assembly means therefor

Longitudinally progressive helical winding means

156433, 156523, 156574, 156353, 156361, B65H 8100

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052903893

ABSTRACT:
A delivery head is adapted for use in a fiber placement system for laying a plurality of tows, forming a band, onto a mandrel to form an irregular shaped object. The delivery head has cut and add sections and includes a plurality of pathways for guiding a respective plurality of tows from an inlet to an outlet of the delivery head. The cut and add section is provided in the form of a module which includes apparatus for selectively actuating any of a plurality of cutting elements and for selectively actuating any of a plurality of advancing devices for advancing respective ones of the tows toward the outlet of the delivery head.

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