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Fiber delivery system for composite part manufacture

A fiber, fiber placement technology used in the field of fiber conveying systems for the manufacture of synthetic parts to reduce overall hardening cycle time, reduce overall part cost, and increase productivity

Inactive Publication Date: 2013-06-05
FIVES MACHINING SYST
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Therefore, a 100 lb part would require 40 hours of layup time

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[0019] figure 1 A fiber synthesis machine generally designated by reference numeral 10 is shown. The machine comprises a mast 12 formed by two vertical legs 14 and a cross beam 16 . The mast 12 is mounted on rails 17 extending along the X-axis of the machine. One or more X-axis drive motors 13 may be used to drive the gantry on the track 17 . A beam 16 extends along the Y-axis and supports a cantilever-mounted saddle 18 resting on two spaced apart horizontal rails 19 . One or more Y-axis drive motors 20 may be used to drive the saddle on the horizontal track 19 . A vertical slide or column 21 is mounted on the saddle 18 and the column is movable vertically in the Z axis by one or more vertical drive cylinders 29 . as together with image 3 More fully described, a fiber placement head 22 is mounted at the lower end of column 21 . The pedestal 23 is arranged beside one of the legs 14 . In some applications, two pedestals may be provided, one next to each of the legs 14 . ...

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A gantry mounted fiber placement machine (10) has a creel (23) and a head (22) with a compaction roller (34) for applying fiber (25) to a mold or tool (27, 36). The fiber placement machine has 6 axes of motion and 5 axes of motion between the creel (23) and the head (22). The machine has a gantry (12) that moves in the X-axis, a horizontal crossbeam (16) that is parallel to the Y-axis, and a creel (23) that moves with the gantry (12) in the X-axis. The machine has a head (22) that moves in the Y-axis parallel to the floor and across the crossbeam (16), and in the Z-axis perpendicular to the X and Y-axes. The head (22) swivels in the I-axis as it rotates about the X-axis, in the J-axis as it rotates about the Y-axis, and in the K-axis as it rotates about the Z-axis.

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Background technique [0001] Fibrous composite materials are light in weight and high in strength, and are therefore increasingly used in aerospace and wind turbine applications. In the past, most aerospace and wind turbine components were made by hand layup processes. Using the hand layup method, a one hundred pound part can be produced at 2 1 / 2 lb rate coating. Thus, a 100 lb part would require 40 hours of layup time. It has become apparent that layup rates need to be increased in order to accommodate larger parts. This requires better use of labor and better use of tools and floor space. Contents of the invention [0002] Common materials used in fiber composite fabrication can be unidirectional, cross-plied, and bias-plied common commodities. Unidirectional tape products contain a release paper backing that must be removed from the tape and disposed of. Also used is tow and ribbon material. The bundle is wound on a spool and resembles a flat thread. Typical bundle...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): B29C70/38
CPCB29C70/386
Inventor M.M.瓦尼利亚
Owner FIVES MACHINING SYST