GB2101519B - Apparatus for tape laying and manufacture of composite structures - Google Patents

Apparatus for tape laying and manufacture of composite structures

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Publication number
GB2101519B
GB2101519B GB08217756A GB8217756A GB2101519B GB 2101519 B GB2101519 B GB 2101519B GB 08217756 A GB08217756 A GB 08217756A GB 8217756 A GB8217756 A GB 8217756A GB 2101519 B GB2101519 B GB 2101519B
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Prior art keywords
manufacture
composite structures
tape laying
laying
tape
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Expired
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GB08217756A
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GB2101519A (en
Inventor
William J Murray
Charles B Evans
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Vought Corp
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Vought Corp
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C70/00—Shaping composites, i.e. plastics material comprising reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts
    • B29C70/04—Shaping composites, i.e. plastics material comprising reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts comprising reinforcements only, e.g. self-reinforcing plastics
    • B29C70/28—Shaping operations therefor
    • B29C70/54—Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations, e.g. feeding or storage of prepregs or SMC after impregnation or during ageing
    • B29C70/545—Perforating, cutting or machining during or after moulding
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C70/00—Shaping composites, i.e. plastics material comprising reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts
    • B29C70/04—Shaping composites, i.e. plastics material comprising reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts comprising reinforcements only, e.g. self-reinforcing plastics
    • B29C70/28—Shaping operations therefor
    • B29C70/30—Shaping by lay-up, i.e. applying fibres, tape or broadsheet on a mould, former or core; Shaping by spray-up, i.e. spraying of fibres on a mould, former or core
    • B29C70/38—Automated lay-up, e.g. using robots, laying filaments according to predetermined patterns
    • B29C70/386—Automated tape laying [ATL]
    • B29C70/388—Tape placement heads, e.g. component parts, details or accessories
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05B—CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS
    • G05B19/00—Programme-control systems
    • G05B19/02—Programme-control systems electric
    • G05B19/18—Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form
    • G05B19/182—Numerical control [NC], i.e. automatically operating machines, in particular machine tools, e.g. in a manufacturing environment, so as to execute positioning, movement or co-ordinated operations by means of programme data in numerical form characterised by the machine tool function, e.g. thread cutting, cam making, tool direction control
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
    • B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
    • B29C2793/00—Shaping techniques involving a cutting or machining operation
    • B29C2793/0027—Cutting off
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65H—HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL, e.g. SHEETS, WEBS, CABLES
    • B65H2801/00—Application field
    • B65H2801/51—Automobile
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05B—CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS
    • G05B2219/00—Program-control systems
    • G05B2219/30—Nc systems
    • G05B2219/45—Nc applications
    • G05B2219/45238—Tape, fiber, glue, material dispensing in layers, beads, filling, sealing
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05B—CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS
    • G05B2219/00—Program-control systems
    • G05B2219/30—Nc systems
    • G05B2219/49—Nc machine tool, till multiple
    • G05B2219/49015—Wire, strang laying, deposit fluid, welding, adhesive, hardening, solidification, fuse
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05B—CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS
    • G05B2219/00—Program-control systems
    • G05B2219/30—Nc systems
    • G05B2219/50—Machine tool, machine tool null till machine tool work handling
    • G05B2219/50071—Store actual surface in memory before machining, compare with reference surface
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05B—CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS
    • G05B2219/00—Program-control systems
    • G05B2219/30—Nc systems
    • G05B2219/50—Machine tool, machine tool null till machine tool work handling
    • G05B2219/50353—Tool, probe inclination, orientation to surface, posture, attitude
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05B—CONTROL OR REGULATING SYSTEMS IN GENERAL; FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS OF SUCH SYSTEMS; MONITORING OR TESTING ARRANGEMENTS FOR SUCH SYSTEMS OR ELEMENTS
    • G05B2219/00—Program-control systems
    • G05B2219/30—Nc systems
    • G05B2219/50—Machine tool, machine tool null till machine tool work handling
    • G05B2219/50356—Tool perpendicular, normal to 3-D surface

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Composite Materials (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Robotics (AREA)
  • Human Computer Interaction (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Automation & Control Theory (AREA)
  • Moulding By Coating Moulds (AREA)
GB08217756A 1981-06-22 1982-06-18 Apparatus for tape laying and manufacture of composite structures Expired GB2101519B (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (2)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US27644181A 1981-06-22 1981-06-22
US33493181A 1981-12-28 1981-12-28

Publications (2)

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GB2101519A GB2101519A (en) 1983-01-19
GB2101519B true GB2101519B (en) 1986-03-19

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GB08217756A Expired GB2101519B (en) 1981-06-22 1982-06-18 Apparatus for tape laying and manufacture of composite structures
GB08420123A Expired GB2145653B (en) 1981-06-22 1984-08-08 Apparatus for tape laying and manufacture of composite structures
GB08420124A Expired GB2145542B (en) 1981-06-22 1984-08-08 Orientation control for tape laying system

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GB08420123A Expired GB2145653B (en) 1981-06-22 1984-08-08 Apparatus for tape laying and manufacture of composite structures
GB08420124A Expired GB2145542B (en) 1981-06-22 1984-08-08 Orientation control for tape laying system

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DE (3) DE3223231C2 (en)
FR (3) FR2507959B1 (en)
GB (3) GB2101519B (en)
IT (1) IT1203826B (en)

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IT1203826B (en) 1989-02-23
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GB8420123D0 (en) 1984-09-12
DE3223231A1 (en) 1983-01-13
FR2507959B1 (en) 1988-04-08
FR2507959A1 (en) 1982-12-24
GB8420124D0 (en) 1984-09-12
DE3249988C2 (en) 1993-12-02
FR2515377B1 (en) 1987-07-10
FR2515377A1 (en) 1983-04-29
GB2145542B (en) 1986-03-26
GB2101519A (en) 1983-01-19
IT8267799A0 (en) 1982-06-22
GB2145653B (en) 1986-03-19
FR2515106B1 (en) 1988-02-05
GB2145653A (en) 1985-04-03

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