公开(公告)号：US07601237B2

公开(公告)日：2009-10-13

申请号：US11307321

申请日：2006-02-01

申请人： Roger A. Burgess ,  Robert Pickell ,  Toni K Brown

发明人： Roger A. Burgess ,  Robert Pickell ,  Toni K Brown

IPC分类号： B32B37/00 ,  B65H81/00

CPC分类号： B32B38/1858 ,  B29C70/386 ,  B32B38/185 ,  B32B2038/1891 ,  B65H29/008 ,  B65H2405/422 ,  B65H2406/3314 ,  B65H2406/334 ,  B65H2406/36 ,  B65H2701/174 ,  Y10T156/1052 ,  Y10T156/1077 ,  Y10T156/1788

摘要： An apparatus and accompanying method for handling fabrics used in the construction of composite components and in particular those used in aircraft includes a movable, gantry-type frame assembly having a movable robotic arm attached thereto. A drum assembly, attached to the robotic arm has one or more vacuum ports disposed along the surface of the drum. When vacuum from within the drum is applied to the ports and the drum is moved to contact flexible fabric material—such as the reinforcement fabric used for composite manufacture—an end of the fabric may be picked up through the effect of the applied vacuum and the fabric rolled-up around the drum. The movable gantry and/or the robotic arm may then move the drum to a desired location where the fabric is unrolled and prepared for composite manufacture. Variations to the vacuum ports permit the rolling and transport of a variety of materials and shapes.

摘要翻译： 一种用于处理用于构造复合材料部件，特别是在飞行器中使用的织物的织物的装置和相关方法，包括具有附接到其上的可移动机器人臂的可移动的龙门式框架组件。 附接到机器人手臂的鼓组件具有沿滚筒表面设置的一个或多个真空口。 当鼓内的真空被施加到端口并且鼓被移动以接触柔性织物材料时，例如用于复合制造的增强织物 - 织物的端部可以通过施加的真空和 织物卷绕在卷筒上。 然后，可移动机架和/或机器臂可以将滚筒移动到所需的位置，在该位置织物被展开并准备用于复合制造。 对真空端口的变化允许轧制和输送各种材料和形状。