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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 30, 2024
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2018
Airborne International B.v., 's-Gravenhage, NL;
Thomas Theodorus Arnoldus van Overbeek, 's-Gravenhage, NL;
Casper Marinus Hofstede, 's-Gravenhage, NL;
Johannes Paul van Sighem, 's-Gravenhage, NL;
Tjalling Stelma, 's-Gravenhage, NL;
Airborne International B.V., s-Gravenhage, NL;
Abstract
A ply sorting device is disclosed, comprising a picker and a buffer. The picker is arranged to pick planar plies of cut fiber material and move them to the buffer. The buffer comprises a plurality of substantially planar supports each arranged to receive phes from the picker and to support the plies in planar orientation. The planar supports are movably arranged relative to each other to receive the plies. In addition, a method of sorting plies of differing geometry is disclosed. Planar plies of cut fiber material are picked and moved to supports of a buffer where plies are received in a planar orientation, and supports are moved relative to each other to receive the plies.