Visual indication of composite fiber orientation
OwnerThierry Giornoinventor
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Abstract
A method for determining and indicating the orientation of fibers in a selected portion to be removed from a composite stock panel. The method may include determining the orientation of fibers in a composite stock panel based on a pre-existing indicator carried by the stock panel, and applying a fiber orientation indicating mark to at least part of a selected stock panel portion that is to be separated from the stock panel and from the pre-existing indicator, the fiber orientation indicating mark corresponding to the orientation of the pre-existing indicator.
Claims14
A method for indicating an orientation of fibers in a selected composite stock panel portion to be removed from a composite stock panel;
- the method comprising the steps of:
- determining the orientation of fibers in the composite stock panel by referencing a preexisting indicator carried by the composite stock panel;
- applying a fiber orientation indicating mark to at least part of the selected stock panel portion that is to be separated from the composite stock panel and from the pre-existing indicator, the fiber orientation indicating mark corresponding to the orientation of the pre-existing indicator;
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- determining the fiber orientation in the selected composite stock panel portion by referencing the mark.
A method for indicating an orientation of fibers in a selected composite stock panel portion to be removed from a composite stock panel;
- the method comprising the steps of:
- determining the orientation of fibers in the composite stock panel by referencing a preexisting indicator carried by the composite stock panel;
- applying a fiber orientation indicating mark to at least part of the selected stock panel portion that is to be separated from the composite stock panel and from the pre-existing indicator, the fiber orientation indicating mark corresponding to the orientation of the pre-existing indicator;
- separating the selected panel portion from the composite stock panel;
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- modifying the directional orientation of the selected panel portion, after the separation step, by referencing the fiber orientation indicating mark.
A method for indicating an orientation of fibers in a selected composite stock panel portion to be removed from a composite stock panel;
- the method comprising the steps of:
- determining the orientation of fibers in the composite stock panel by referencing a preexisting indicator carried by the composite stock panel;
- applying a fiber orientation indicating mark to at least part of the selected stock panel portion that is to be separated from the composite stock panel and from the pre-existing indicator, the fiber orientation indicating mark corresponding to the orientation of the pre-existing indicator;
- separating the selected panel portion from the composite stock panel;
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- modifying a manufacturing operation involving the selected panel portion, after the separation step, by referencing the fiber orientation indicating mark.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.