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US 4,907,754 AGranted
Fiber placement machine
AssigneeCincinnati Milacron Inc.
InventorMilo M. Vaniglia
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Abstract
A base supports a workpiece form-holding means in either a stationary or rotatable manner. A cross-slide and corresponding fiber creel assembly which is affixed to, and depends from, the cross-slide assembly is carried with respect to the workpiece form-holding means by a hanging carriage carried on an overhead support beam. A fiber payout eye is carried on the cross-slide assembly for guiding fiber from the fiber creel assembly to the workpiece form as the carriage and cross-slide are moving.
Claims8
In a fiber placement machine, having:
- a base;
- and
- a workpiece form-holding means on said base for supporting a workpiece form along a substantially horizontal axis:
- an improved fiber delivery assembly, comprising:
- a pair of support stanchions affixed to said base;
- an elongate horizontal support beam;
- beam ways parallel to said horizontal axis;
- opposite beam ends supported on said stanchions;
- a carriage mounted to said beam ways and depending from said beam;
- carriage ways normal to said horizontal axis;
- a cross slide assembly mounted to said carriage ways;
- means for moving said carriage on said beam ways between said stanchions;
- means for moving said cross slide on said carriage ways;
- a fiber creel assembly affixed to, and depending from, said cross slide assembly;
- and
- fiber payout means, mounted on said cross slide assembly, for guiding fiber from said fiber creel assembly to said workpiece form.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.