Method for measuring overlaps in prepreg materials
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorJack William Henry
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Abstract
An assembly to connect together first and second sheet members. The assembly includes a pressure device that applies pressure to the sheet members while the sheet members are in an overlapping arrangement and positioned on a support platform. A sensing system that includes one or more thin film pressure sensors detects the positions of the leading and trailing edges. A connection device connects the members together in an overlapping arrangement.
Claims20
An assembly to connect together a first sheet member and a second sheet member that are positioned along a support platform, the assembly comprising:
- a pressure device to apply pressure to both a leading edge of the first sheet member and a trailing edge of the second sheet member;
- a first thin film pressure sensor positioned on a first side of the support platform, the first thin film pressure sensor configured to detect a position of the leading edge of the first sheet member;
- a second thin film pressure sensor positioned on a second side of the support platform, the second thin film pressure sensor configured to detect a position of a trailing edge of the second sheet member;
- a controller comprising a processing circuit configured to determine an amount of overlap between the leading edge of the first sheet member and the trailing edge of the second sheet member based on signals received from the first and second thin film pressure sensors;
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- a connection device that connects the first and second sheet members in an overlapping arrangement.
An assembly to connect together a first sheet member and a second sheet member, the assembly comprising:
- a support platform that contacts against and supports the first sheet member and the second sheet member;
- one or more rollers positioned along the support platform to apply pressure to and to move the first sheet member and the second sheet member along the support platform;
- a thin film pressure sensor positioned along the support platform, the thin film pressure sensor detects a position of a leading edge of the first sheet member and a trailing edge of the second sheet member;
- a controller comprising a processing circuit configured to determine an overlap between the first sheet member and the second sheet member based on signals received from the thin film pressure sensor;
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- a connection device that connects the first and second sheet members in an overlapping arrangement.
An assembly for connecting together first and second sheet members, the assembly comprising:
- a support platform for positioning the first sheet member with a leading edge in proximity to a thin film pressure sensor;
- the support platform configured for positioning the second sheet member along the support platform downstream from the first sheet member and with a trailing edge overlapping the leading edge of the first sheet member;
- a pressure device for applying pressure to the leading edge and the trailing edge;
- a controller comprising a processing circuit configured to cause the pressure device to apply the pressure and to determine based on signals from the thin film pressure sensor that the leading edge of the first sheet member and the trailing edge of the second sheet member are in an overlapping arrangement;
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- a connecting device for connecting together the first and second sheet members in the overlapping arrangement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.