AUTOMATED FIBER PLACEMENT ROLLER

A roller (110) for automated fiber placement includes a flexible rim member arranged about a central axis. The flexible rim member (180) has an inner side and an outer side, and the central axis is closer to the inner side than to the outer side. The roller also includes a hub member (122) arranged...

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Hauptverfasser:	LA GORCE, Adam, DILLON, Alexandra K, PHILLIPS, Richard V, MURPHY, Julie Frances, MALIK, Kevin F
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING PERFORMING OPERATIONS SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS TRANSPORTING WORKING OF PLASTICS WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Zusammenfassung:	A roller (110) for automated fiber placement includes a flexible rim member arranged about a central axis. The flexible rim member (180) has an inner side and an outer side, and the central axis is closer to the inner side than to the outer side. The roller also includes a hub member (122) arranged substantially concentric with the flexible rim member about the central axis (302). The hub member (122) defines an opening (140) to receive a shaft of an automated fiber placement machine. The roller further includes a plurality of curved interconnect members (124) extending between the hub member (122) and the flexible rim member (180). Each of the plurality of curved interconnect members (124) is elastically deformable to accommodate deformation of the flexible rim member. The roller also includes one or more roller skin layers (182, 184, 186, 188) coupled to the outer side of the flexible rim member.