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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Composite Technology and Applications Limited, Derby, GB;
Anthony Dale Johnson, Conowingo, MD (US);
Ralph Douglas Cope, Elkton, MD (US);
John Anthony Kukon, Franklinville, NY (US);
Michael James Case, Newark, DE (US);
James Tingle, East Cowes, GB;
Composite Technology & Applications Limited, Derby, GB;
Abstract
There is disclosed composite material lay-up equipmentfor applying a plurality of individual lengths of elongate fiber reinforcement materialto an article, the equipmentcomprising: a support head; a cutting mechanismcarried by the support headfor severing a plurality of individual lengths of elongate fiber reinforcement material. The cutting mechanismcomprises a plurality of cutting elementscoupled to and moveable with respect to the support headand a cassetteremovably attached to the support headand having a plurality of corresponding counteracting elementsstatically mounted thereto. Each cutting elementis displaceable relative to the corresponding counteracting elementto perform a cutting stroke in which the respective cutting and counteracting elementscooperate to sever a length of elongate fiber reinforcementmaterial extending through the nip formed between them.