Composite material lay-up equipment

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9669590
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14734638

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There is disclosed composite material lay-up equipment for applying a plurality of individual lengths of elongate fiber reinforcement material to an article, the equipment comprising: a support head; a cutting mechanism carried by the support head for severing a plurality of individual lengths of elongate fiber reinforcement material. The cutting mechanism comprises a plurality of cutting elements coupled to and moveable with respect to the support head and a cassette removably attached to the support head and having a plurality of corresponding counteracting elements statically mounted thereto. Each cutting element is displaceable relative to the corresponding counteracting element to perform a cutting stroke in which the respective cutting and counteracting elements cooperate to sever a length of elongate fiber reinforcement material extending through the nip formed between them.

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ROLLS-ROYCE PLC62 BUCKINGHAM GATE LONDON SW1E 6AT

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Case, Michael James Newark, US 9 38
Cope, Ralph Douglas Elkton, US 10 38
Johnson, Anthony Dale Conowingo, US 9 33
Kukon, John Anthony Franklinville, US 5 18
Tingle, James East Cowes, GB 10 22

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