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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 16, 2024
Filed:
May. 23, 2022
Applicant:
Fives Machining Systems, Inc., Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Inventor:
Michael Noel, Sunman, IN (US);
Assignee:
FIVES MACHINING SYSTEMS, INC., Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/388 (2013.01);
Abstract
A fiber placement head for applying a plurality of composite tape segments on a mold, including a pre-start lane assembly having a pre-start power roller that moves a composite tape segment from a composite tape source; a restart lane assembly having a restart power roller that also moves the composite tape segment from the composite tape source; and a cutting lane assembly having a reciprocating cutting blade, wherein the pre-start power roller draws composite tape from the composite tape source and the restart power roller positions a composite tape segment on a mold.