公开(公告)号：US20220371289A1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-24

申请号：US17750786

申请日：2022-05-23

Applicant: Fives Machining Systems, Inc.

Inventor： Michael Noel

IPC: B29C70/38

Abstract: A fiber placement head for applying a plurality of composite tape segments on a mold, including a pre-start lane assembly having a pre-start power roller that moves a composite tape segment from a composite tape source; a restart lane assembly having a restart power roller that also moves the composite tape segment from the composite tape source; and a cutting lane assembly having a reciprocating cutting blade, wherein the pre-start power roller draws composite tape from the composite tape source and the restart power roller positions a composite tape segment on a mold.

公开(公告)号：US11872775B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-16

申请号：US17750786

申请日：2022-05-23

Applicant: Fives Machining Systems, Inc.

Inventor： Michael Noel

IPC: B29C70/38

CPC classification number: B29C70/388

Abstract: A fiber placement head for applying a plurality of composite tape segments on a mold, including a pre-start lane assembly having a pre-start power roller that moves a composite tape segment from a composite tape source; a restart lane assembly having a restart power roller that also moves the composite tape segment from the composite tape source; and a cutting lane assembly having a reciprocating cutting blade, wherein the pre-start power roller draws composite tape from the composite tape source and the restart power roller positions a composite tape segment on a mold.