Feed control system for fiber placement machines

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B29C 70/38 (2006.01)

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CA 2308615

A feed control system (90) for use in a fiber placement machine (10) operative to lay a plurality of preimpregnated composite tows (14) over a surface (16) for fabricating a composite article. The feed control system (90) includes a cutting mechanism (92) for selectively cutting composite tows (14), a payout mechanism (94) for selectively delivering composite tows (14) to a compaction device (80), and a controller (96) for issuing command signals (130, 132) to the payout mechanism (94) for delivering a spaced-apart pattern of composite tows (14) to the compaction device (80). Alternatively, the feed control system (90) issues command signals (134, 136) to the cutting mechanism (92) for selectively cutting composite tows (14) such that a spaced-apart pattern of composite tows (14) is fed to the compaction device (80). As such, the feed control system (90) is capable of controlling the aerial density of composite tows (14) being laid by the compaction device (80) to ameliorate the structural efficiency of the composite article.

L'invention concerne un système (90) de commande d'alimentation destiné à être utilisé dans une machine (10) de placement de fibres dont la fonction est de poser une pluralité de câbles composites préimprégnés (14) sur une surface (16) pour fabriquer un article composite. Le système (90) de commande d'alimentation comprend un mécanisme de coupe (92) destiné à couper sélectivement des câbles composites (14), un mécanisme dévideur (94) destiné à alimenter en câbles composites (14) un dispositif de compactage (80), et une unité de commande (96) destinée à transmettre des signaux de commande (130, 132) au mécanisme dévideur (94) afin de transmettre un motif espacé de câbles composites (14) au dispositif de compactage (80). Dans un autre mode de réalisation, le système (90) de commande d'alimentation transmet des signaux de commande (134, 136) au mécanisme de coupe (92) afin de couper sélectivement les câbles composites (14) de manière à fournir un motif espacé de câbles composites (14) au dispositif de compactage (80). En tant que tel, le système (90) de commande d'alimentation est capable de réguler la densité aérienne de câbles composites (14) posés par le dispositif de compactage (80) afin d'améliorer l'efficacité structurelle de l'article composite.

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