| 摘要 |
This invention is a fabric and tape laying machine (10) operable with a robot (12) including programmable controls, a supply roll (24), and a mold, plug or mandrel (37). The apparatus includes a chassis (27), structure for supporting the supply roll, a contact roller module, a tape cutting unit (32), and a first set of feed rollers (30). The tape cuting unit (32) includes at least one cutter to cut a predetermined profile. The contact roller module includes at least one modular frame, a set of three pressure contact rollers carried by the frame. There is also a suspension system (22) for dynamically energizing the contact roller module to have its rollers apply a predetermined level of force downward on the tape during the lay-up process regardlexx of any varying contours on the mold surface. |
