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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 05, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 29, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Allan Kaye, Bristol, GB;
Ian Marlowe, Peterborough, GB;
Andrew Mills, Cranfield, GB;
Robert Backhouse, Cranfield, GB;
Assignee:
BAE Systems plc, Farnborough, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/100 ;
Abstract
The machine comprises a forming station for receiving a piece of fabric which is shaped at the forming station by a cutter A plurality of lay up stations is provided and a roller is used to carry the shaped fabric from the forming station to one or other of the lay-up stations The roller lays the shaped fabric in position at the lay-up station to form part of a laminate at that station. The process is repeated to produce a laminate at the remaining lay-up station. A pick-up device is provided for picking up scrap material left as a peripheral band around the shaped fabric