DEVICE FOR TENSIONING A PREFORM

An apparatus for tensioning a preform may include a mandrel to receive a preform. The mandrel may have a first mandrel end and a second mandrel end. The preform may have a first preform end and a second preform end. The apparatus may include an anchoring groove disposed at the first mandrel end, and...

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Hauptverfasser: MODIN ANDREW E, CUNDIFF THOMAS R, KEHRL DAVID J, AQUINO TIMOTHY D, STENARD STEVEN C, HAN JOO HYUN, GLAIN MICHAEL L, HARRIS SCOTT A, COLEMAN ROBERT A, HEAD ANDREW
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Zusammenfassung:An apparatus for tensioning a preform may include a mandrel to receive a preform. The mandrel may have a first mandrel end and a second mandrel end. The preform may have a first preform end and a second preform end. The apparatus may include an anchoring groove disposed at the first mandrel end, and an anchoring device being configured and located to urge the first preform end towards the anchoring groove to secure the first preform end therebetween. The apparatus may include a tensioning groove disposed between the first mandrel end and the second mandrel end, and a tensioning device being configured and located to urge at least a portion of the preform into the tensioning groove.