General electric company (20250121568). AUTOMATED FIBER PLACEMENT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR FORMING A COMPONENT
AUTOMATED FIBER PLACEMENT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR FORMING A COMPONENT
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Arthur William Sibbach of Boxford MA US
Nicholas Joseph Kray of Mason OH US
AUTOMATED FIBER PLACEMENT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR FORMING A COMPONENT
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20250121568 titled 'AUTOMATED FIBER PLACEMENT ASSEMBLY AND METHOD FOR FORMING A COMPONENT
Original Abstract Submitted
an automated fiber placement assembly forms a component by the placement of separate or multiple layers of fiber tows. the automated fiber placement assembly comprises a cutter assembly defining a cut shape. a backplate is spaced from the first cutter assembly against which cutter assembly can cut the fiber tows. the fiber tows define a longitudinal axis and are fed between the first cutter assembly and the backplate in a feed direction. the cutter head assembly is rotatable and movable to vary the orientation of the cutter assembly in order to define different cut shapes non-orthogonal to the longitudinal axis.