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US 12,533,857 B2Granted
Tape deposition system
AssigneeMcLaren Automotive Limited
InventorClaudio Santoni
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Abstract
A tape deposition system, the system comprising: a platform moveable around a closed path in a first direction, the platform having a deposition surface; and a tape deposition head configured to apply lengths of tape along a deposition direction to the deposition surface, the platform being moveable past the deposition head around the closed path along the deposition direction to apply lengths of tape to the deposition surface; and wherein the system is configured to move the platform around the path multiple times to permit multiple lengths of tape to be applied to the deposition surface.
Claims20
A tape deposition system, the system comprising:
- a platform moveable around a closed path in a first direction, the closed path being a loop, the platform having a deposition surface;
- a tape deposition head comprising a deposition roller, the tape deposition head being configured to apply lengths of tape along a deposition direction to the deposition surface while the platform is moving underneath the deposition roller along the deposition direction and around the closed path;
- a carriage, the platform being borne on the carriage;
- a first track that follows the closed path, the carriage being moveable along the first track;
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- a platform management device configured to move the platform between the closed path and a storage location, the platform management device comprising a conveyor, the conveyor comprising a moveable portion configured to move between a raised position and a lowered position;
- wherein the system is configured to move the platform around the path multiple times to permit multiple lengths of tape to be applied to the deposition surface, and wherein when the moveable portion of the conveyor is in the raised position the moveable portion does not impinge of the motion of the platform along the first track, and when the moveable portion is in the lowered position the moveable portion crosses the path of the platform so that the moveable portion is capable of dragging the platform to and/or from the first track.
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A tape deposition system, the system comprising:
- a plurality of platforms moveable around a closed path in a first direction, the closed path being a loop, each platform of the plurality of platforms having a deposition surface;
- a tape deposition head comprising a deposition roller, the tape deposition head being configured to apply lengths of tape along a deposition direction to each deposition surface while each respective platform is moving underneath the deposition roller along the deposition direction and around the closed path;
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- a platform management device configured to move the plurality of platforms between the closed path and a storage location, the platform management device comprising a conveyor, the conveyor comprising a moveable portion configured to move between a raised position and a lowered position,
- wherein the system is configured to move the plurality of platforms around the path multiple times to permit multiple lengths of tape to be applied to each deposition surface, and when the moveable portion of the conveyor is in the raised position the moveable portion does not impinge of the motion of the plurality of platforms along the closed path, and when the moveable portion is in the lowered position the moveable portion crosses the path of the plurality of platforms so that the moveable portion is capable of moving more than one platform of the plurality of platforms to and/or from the closed path before the moveable portion returns to the raised position.
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A tape deposition system, the system comprising:
- a platform moveable around a closed path in a first direction, the closed path being a loop, the platform having a deposition surface;
- a tape deposition head comprising a deposition roller, the tape deposition head being configured to apply lengths of tape along a deposition direction to the deposition surface while the platform is moving underneath the deposition roller along the deposition direction and around the closed path;
- a carriage, the platform being borne on the carriage;
- a first track that follows the closed path, the carriage being moveable along the first track;
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- a platform management device configured to move the platform between the closed path and a storage location, the platform management device comprising a conveyor, the conveyor comprising a moveable portion configured to move between a raised position and a lowered position;
- wherein the system is configured to move the platform around the path multiple times to permit multiple lengths of tape to be applied to the deposition surface, and wherein when the moveable portion of the conveyor is in the raised position the moveable portion does not impinge of the motion of the platform along the first track, and when the moveable portion is in the lowered position the moveable portion crosses the path of the platform so that the moveable portion is capable of moving the platform to and/or from the first track.
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