Drop stitch tethers alignment
AssigneeVolvo Car Corporation
InventorsErik Hjerpe, Nathan Nuzzo
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a method performed by an alignment system for aligning tethers of a drop stitch fabric prior to feeding the drop stitch fabric to a drop stitch fabric processing machine. The alignment system feeds a drop stitch fabric having a first layer and a second layer tethered by drop stitch tethers, wherein the first layer is moving with a first velocity and the second layer is moving with a second velocity. The disclosure also relates to an alignment system in accordance with to the foregoing.
Claims18
A method performed by an alignment system for aligning tethers of a drop stitch fabric prior to feeding the drop stitch fabric to a drop stitch fabric processing machine, the method comprising:
- feeding a drop stitch fabric having a first layer and a second layer tethered by drop stitch tethers, wherein the first layer is moving with a first velocity and the second layer is moving with a second velocity;
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- first determining an offset between the first layer and the second layer in a running direction of the drop stitch fabric.
An alignment system for aligning tethers of a drop stitch fabric prior to feeding the drop stitch fabric to a drop stitch fabric processing machine, the alignment system comprising:
- a velocity controlling unit for controlling feeding a drop stitch fabric having a first layer and a second layer tethered by drop stitch tethers, wherein the first layer is moving with a first velocity and the second layer is moving with a second velocity;
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- an offset determining unit for first determining an offset between the first layer and the second layer in a running direction of the drop stitch fabric.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.