APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING FABRIC WEB

摘要

An apparatus for controlling a composite fabric having internal axial tows includes a support member configured to engage the fabric substantially up to a composite component form. The support member includes a nonslip portion directly engaging a first outer surface of the fabric. The apparatus further includes a primary securing member engaging and applying pressure on the fabric at a second outer surface of the fabric opposite the first outer surface. Upon displacement of the axial tows of the fabric relative to the first and second outer surfaces, the support member and the primary securing member substantially maintain original configurations of the first and second outer surfaces of the fabric engaged between the support member and the primary securing member.

主权项

1. An apparatus for controlling a composite fabric having internal axial tows, comprising:
a support member configured to engage the fabric substantially up to a composite component form, the support member including a nonslip portion directly engaging a first outer surface of the fabric; and a primary securing member engaging and applying pressure on the fabric at a second outer surface of the fabric opposite the first outer surface, wherein, upon displacement of the axial tows of the fabric relative to the first and second outer surfaces, the support member and the primary securing member substantially maintain original configurations of the first and second outer surfaces of the fabric engaged between the support member and the primary securing member.