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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 05, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2012
C. Timothy Harbaugh, Derby, KS (US);
Patrick William Daley, Wichita, KS (US);
Teddy Lee Kellums, Valley Center, KS (US);
W. Robert Nelson, Wichita, KS (US);
C. Timothy Harbaugh, Derby, KS (US);
Patrick William Daley, Wichita, KS (US);
Teddy Lee Kellums, Valley Center, KS (US);
W. Robert Nelson, Wichita, KS (US);
Spirit AeroSystems, Inc., Wichita, KS (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for laminating a fabric material to a part broadly comprises a cutting element, a heating system, a vertical pressure unit, and a compaction roller assembly. The cutting element may cut scrap material from the sides of the fabric material. The heating system may heat the fabric material after the material exits the vacuum conveyor assembly. The vertical pressure unit may apply a downward force on the compaction roller assembly, which may receive the fabric material and press the fabric material against a surface of the part. The compaction roller assembly may include a roller operable to have a variable curvature along its longitudinal axis and an actuating device operable to apply a variable torque to opposing ends of the roller to vary the curvature of the roller.