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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 01, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2020
Fives Machining Systems, Inc., Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Nicholas Boroughs, Seattle, WA (US);
Duncan Kochhar-Lindgren, Seattle, WA (US);
Cody Casteneda, Kent, WA (US);
Nicholas Gacek, Seatec, WA (US);
Amanda Kotchon, Seattle, WA (US);
FIVES MACHINING SYSTEMS, INC., Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Abstract
A scrap collection assembly for a tape lamination head that applies a plurality of composite tape segments includes a crack-off assembly with a scrap crack-off redirect roller configured to engage one or more composite tape segments and one or more scrap portions; a secondary crack-off roller configured to engage one or more composite tape segments and one or more scrap portions; a pivot that connects the crack-off assembly to the tape lamination head, wherein the secondary crack-off roller selectively moves about the pivot to change a direction of composite tape movement; and a conveyor that receives the scrap portion(s) from the secondary crack-off roller.