公开(公告)号：EP2934863A1

公开(公告)日：2015-10-28

申请号：EP12813020.0

申请日：2012-12-21

申请人： Short Brothers Plc

发明人： JESS, Andrew ,  BOWMAN, Lynsey ,  FRAZER, Paul

IPC分类号： B29C70/54 ,  B29C70/30 ,  B29C70/38 ,  B29C31/08 ,  B25J15/00 ,  B65H3/00 ,  B65H5/08

CPC分类号： B32B38/1808 ,  B25J5/02 ,  B25J9/0078 ,  B25J9/0084 ,  B25J9/026 ,  B25J11/00 ,  B25J15/0052 ,  B25J15/0616 ,  B29C31/085 ,  B29C70/38 ,  B29C70/545 ,  B32B5/02 ,  B32B37/18 ,  B32B38/0004 ,  B32B39/00 ,  B32B2309/70 ,  B32B2605/18 ,  B65H5/08 ,  B65H9/10 ,  B65H2402/30 ,  B65H2701/11312 ,  B65H2701/174 ,  D06M10/00 ,  D06M17/00 ,  Y10T83/0448 ,  Y10T83/2183 ,  Y10T156/17

摘要： A fabric handling apparatus includes a layup table, a mold disposed adjacent to the layup table, and a fabric handling array suspended above the layup table and the mold. The fabric handling array is adapted to transfer at least one fabric shape from the layup table to the mold. The fabric handling array includes a plurality of attractors in an attractor array. An orientation of the fabric handling array is alterable with respect to at least one of the layup table and the mold so that the at least one fabric shape is positionable on the mold in a predetermined orientation.

公开(公告)号：EP2935058A1

公开(公告)日：2015-10-28

申请号：EP12813021.8

申请日：2012-12-21

申请人： Short Brothers Plc

发明人： BOWMAN, Lynsey ,  JESS, Andrew ,  FRAZER, Paul

IPC分类号： B65H3/08

CPC分类号： B25J15/0683 ,  B65H3/0883 ,  B65H2406/343 ,  B65H2601/254

摘要： A suction cup includes a body (12) with a central axis (78), a first end having an opening, and a second end (16) adapted to be connected to a vacuum source (20), thereby drawing a vacuum through the opening. A lip (34) is provided on the body, which defines a periphery around the opening. An obstruction element (30) with an exterior surface extends across at least part of the opening. The obstruction element defines a plurality of holes (36) therethrough and presents an exterior surface that is substantially flush with the lip. The obstruction element discourages distortion of a fabric drawn to the suction cup, when the vacuum is applied by the vacuum source, to a degree that exceeds a predetermined, acceptable threshold.