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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 14, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2020
Fives Machining Systems, Inc., Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Stanislaus J. Blaszczyk, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Christopher D. Nicholson, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Brent L. Keller, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Martha A. Bauer, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Jeffrey C. Roberts, Elgin, IL (US);
FIVES MACHINING SYSTEMS, INC., Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Abstract
A fiber placement head for applying a plurality of composite tape segments on a mold, including one or more lane assemblies each having one or more fluid passageways that receive compressed air; a piston assembly that selectively moves relative to the lane assembly in response to receipt of compressed air; an attachment site configured to releasably couple the lane assembly to a portion of the fiber placement head; an aperture in the lane assembly configured to receive a fastener that releasably couples a subassembly to the lane module, wherein a piston from the piston assembly engages the subassembly; and a subassembly releasably coupled to each lane module by the fastener received by the aperture.