US 2017/0284005 A1 · APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING REINFORCEMENT STRAND LOOPS

Abstract

A device for providing reinforcement strand loops for a multi-needle system for mechanically reinforcing a component made of a foamed plastics material, has a profile body, at least two clamps positioned on the periphery and/or end face of the profile body for fixing a reinforcement strand to the profile body, at least one slider which can be moved in parallel with a central longitudinal axis of the profile body to produce a reinforcement strand loop, at least two separators positioned in the periphery and/or end face of the profile body for separating the reinforcement strand loop from the reinforcement strand and a feeder for feeding the reinforcement strand loop. As a result, reinforcement strand loops can be produced with high precision and individually presented to the needles and/or grippers of a multi-needle system.

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Dependent claims

A device for providing reinforcement strand loops for a multi-needle system for mechanically reinforcing a component made of a foamed plastics material, comprising:

a profile body;
at least two clamps positioned on a periphery and/or end face of the profile body for fixing a reinforcement strand to the profile body;
at least one slider that is movable in parallel with a central longitudinal axis of the profile body to produce a reinforcement strand loop;
at least two separators positioned in the periphery and/or end face of the profile body for separating the reinforcement strand loop from the reinforcement strand;
and
a feeder for feeding the reinforcement strand loop.

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A method for providing reinforcement strand loops for a multi-needle system for mechanically reinforcing a component made of a foamed plastics material, comprising steps of:

a. fixing a first branch of the reinforcement strand loop to be formed to a profile body by a first clamp;
b. moving a slider in parallel with the central longitudinal axis of the profile body to produce the reinforcement strand loop;
c. fixing a second branch of the reinforcement strand loop to the profile body by another clamp which is positioned on a periphery of the profile body at a distance from the first clamp;
d. separating the reinforcement strand which is clamped between the clamps to produce the reinforcement strand loop by the at least one separator such that a needle and/or a gripper of the multi-needle system can receive the reinforcement strand loop;
e. tracking the reinforcement strand;
and
f. repeating steps a through e.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Apparatus and method for providing reinforcement strand loops

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Apparatus and method for providing reinforcement strand loops

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Abstract

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