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US 10,773,471 B2Granted
Composite manufacturing machine
AssigneeTextron Innovations Inc.
InventorsRussell S. Cole, Billy Joe Benda, Pin-Lin Chiou, William Russell Cleary, Jr., Mark A. Wiinikka
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Abstract
A composite manufacturing system has a tool having a substantially planar first portion and a substantially planar second portion, a first carriage configured to carry a first roller that is configured to selectively apply pressure to the first portion, a second carriage configured to carry a second roller that is configured to selectively apply pressure to the second portion, and the first carriage and the second carriage are movable relative to the tool.
Claims9
A composite manufacturing system, comprising:
- a tool comprising a substantially planar first portion and a substantially planar second portion;
- a first carriage configured to carry a first roller that is configured to selectively apply pressure to the first portion;
- a second carriage configured to carry a second roller that is configured to selectively apply pressure to the second portion;
- and
- wherein the first carriage and the second carriage are movable relative to the tool;
- wherein the first carriage and the second carriage are independently vertically movable relative to the tool;
- and
- wherein the first carriage and the second carriage are restricted to vertical movements.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.