Laying device and a method for the laying down of fibre tapes

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10189215-B2
Application number	US-201415037921-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 19, 2014
Priority date	Nov 21, 2013
Publication date	Jan 29, 2019
Grant date	Jan 29, 2019

Abstract

Disclosed is a laying down device and method for the automated laying down of fiber tapes on a surface, wherein a creel is arranged on an independent positioning device that can be individually traversed in three dimensions, and tracks the movements of a laying head; also disclosed is a laying method.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A laying device for the automated laying down of fibre tapes on a surface, wherein a laying head mounting is arranged on a first positioning device for accommodating a laying head, the laying device comprising:
a creel;
a creel mounting for accommodating the creel; and
an individually controllable and traversable second positioning device comprising a jointed arm robot on which the creel is accommodated by means of which the movements of the laying head mounting can be tracked, wherein the second positioning device has at least one more degree of freedom than the first positioning device.

2. The laying device in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the second positioning device has a plurality of creel mountings.

3. The laying device in accordance with claim 1 further comprising independently controllable second positioning devices on which a plurality of creel mountings are arranged.

4. The laying device in accordance with claim 1 further comprising a changeover device for automatically changeover of at least one creel.

5. The laying device in accordance with claim 1 , wherein the creel mounting can be traversed into a changeover position.

6. A method for automated laying down of fibre tapes on a surface by controlling a laying device according to claim 1 , the method comprising:
arranging a laying head and a creel on individually controllable head and creel positioning devices, respectively; and
tracking movements of the laying head with the creel and creel positioning device.

7. A laying device for automated laying down of fibre tapes on a surface, the laying device comprising:
a laying head for applying the fibre tapes to the surface;
a laying head mounting that mounts the laying head to an individually controllable and traversable head positioning device;
a creel; and
a creel mounting that mounts the creel to an individually controllable and traversable creel positioning device that comprises a jointed arm robot, the creel positioning device facilitating tracking of movements of the laying head, wherein the creel positioning device has at least one more degree of freedom than the head positioning device.

8. The laying device in accordance with claim 7 ,
further comprising an additional independently controllable and traversable creel positioning device on which an additional creel mounting is arranged; and
a changeover device for automatic changeover of at least one creel.

Assignees

• Airbus Operations Gmbh

Inventors

• Fastert Claus
• Fideu Siagam Paulin
• Seegel Hauke

Classifications

• B29C70/38

  Automated lay-up, e.g. using robots, laying filaments according to predetermined patterns {(application heads for tyres B29D30/28)} · CPC title

• B29C31/085

  combined with positioning the preforms according to predetermined patterns, e.g. positioning extruded preforms on conveyors (B29C70/30 takes precedence; for building tyres B29D30/08) · CPC title

• B29C70/54

  Component parts, details or accessories; Auxiliary operations {, e.g. feeding or storage of prepregs or SMC after impregnation or during ageing} · CPC title

• B29C70/388 Primary

  Tape placement heads, e.g. component parts, details or accessories · CPC title

• B29C70/386

  Automated tape laying [ATL] · CPC title