发明名称 |
Apparatus for inserting z-axis reinforcing fibers into a composite laminate |
摘要 |
A method of inserting z-axis reinforcing fibers into a multi-layer composite laminate. Layers of material made up of z-axis fiber and y-axis fibers are automatically transported into a z-fiber deposition machine having a housing with upper and lower surfaces. Z-axis apertures are formed in the respective upper and lower surfaces. An elongated solid rod having a tapered front tip is aligned in close proximity to the aperture in the bottom surface. The rod is first rotated by a motor and then actuated upwardly completely through the thickness of the layer of x-y material by an actuator. A first hollow tube having a z-axis is axially aligned with the aperture in the top surface and a fiber bundle is threaded downwardly through a first hollow tube to a position adjacent its bottom end. The z-fiber deposition machine has structure to feed a predetermined length of the fiber bundle downwardly through the first hollow tube so that it follows the pathway in the x-y material formed by the rod which is now withdrawn downwardly through the aperture in the bottom wall. The z-axis fiber is thus deposited into the x-y material. The top end of the z-axis fiber is then severed and the x-y material is then advanced a predetermined distance to complete the cycle and is, thus, set to be repeated.
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申请公布号 |
US7387147(B2) |
申请公布日期 |
2008.06.17 |
申请号 |
US20060530859 |
申请日期 |
2006.09.11 |
申请人 |
EBERT COMPOSITES CORPORATION |
发明人 |
JOHNSON DAVID W.;GARRETT SCOTT A.;HOOKS JAMES M.;MOYERS STEPHEN G. |
分类号 |
B32B37/00;B29C70/08;B29C70/24;B29C70/52;B32B5/02;B32B5/08;E01C9/08;E04C2/296 |
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B32B37/00 |
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