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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2019
Applicant:
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Inventors:
Cameron T. McCalley, Marion, IA (US);
Ryan N. Klaassen, Marion, IA (US);
James D. Sampica, Anamosa, IA (US);
Assignee:
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 37/00 (2006.01); B32B 38/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 37/0053 (2013.01); B32B 38/1858 (2013.01);
Abstract
A high-speed lamination machine includes a hinged, clamshell lid, and clamped lamination chamber that uses localized and thermally isolated heating and stepper driven separation pin motion. Pneumatically actuated rollers in a track clamp the lamination chamber closed during operation. The clamshell design obviates the need for a hydraulic press and makes the lamination chamber easily accessible to other automated systems, so robots may be used to place lamination elements within the chamber.