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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2020
Applicant:
Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Inventors:
Erik Hjerpe, Torslanda, SE;
Nathan Nuzzo, Stockholm, SE;
Assignee:
Volvo Car Corporation, Gothenburg, SE;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 39/16 (2006.01); B65H 20/12 (2006.01); B65H 43/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 39/16 (2013.01); B65H 20/12 (2013.01); B65H 43/00 (2013.01); B65H 2701/174 (2013.01); B65H 2701/1864 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a method performed by an alignment system for aligning tethers of a drop stitch fabric prior to feeding the drop stitch fabric to a drop stitch fabric processing machine. The alignment system feeds a drop stitch fabric having a first layer and a second layer tethered by drop stitch tethers, wherein the first layer is moving with a first velocity and the second layer is moving with a second velocity. The disclosure also relates to an alignment system in accordance with to the foregoing.