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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 20, 2023
Applicant:
Fives Machining Systems, Inc., Fond du Lac, WI (US);
Inventor:
Michael A. 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); B23Q 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/384 (2013.01); B23Q 11/0067 (2013.01);
Abstract
A scrap collection assembly for use with a fiber placement machine, including a scrap bin configured to receive scrap pieces of composite tape; a first roller assembly, including a roller configured to engage one side of a scrap piece of composite tape, coupled to the scrap bin; a second roller assembly, including another roller configured to engage an opposite side of the scrap piece of composite tape, coupled to the scrap bin, such that the rollers move to engage opposite sides of the scrap piece, pull the scrap piece from a fiber placement machine, and deposit the scrap piece in the scrap bin.