Laying unit, device and method for producing a fiber composite component

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10456995-B2
Application number	US-201615359077-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 22, 2016
Priority date	Nov 24, 2015
Publication date	Oct 29, 2019
Grant date	Oct 29, 2019

Abstract

A laying unit for producing a fiber composite component includes a drive device which is formed for magnetic cooperation with a running face, which provides a magnetic field and/or is ferromagnetic, to advance the laying unit on the running face. A device for producing a fiber composite component comprising a laying unit of this type and a method for producing a fiber composite component comprising a device of this type are disclosed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A laying unit for producing a fiber composite component, comprising:
a drive device which is formed for magnetic cooperation with a running face, wherein the running face provides a magnetic field and/or is ferromagnetic, to advance the laying unit on the running face,
wherein the drive device comprises at least one ferromagnetic mass element which holds the laying unit on the running face during cooperation with the running face providing a magnetic field and/or which drives the laying unit in a predetermined advancement.

2. The laying unit of claim 1 , further comprising a receiving portion formed with a housing.

3. The laying unit of claim 2 , wherein the drive device is provided on or in the housing, wherein the housing is configured to be rolled along on the running face to advance the laying unit.

4. The laying unit of claim 3 , wherein the ferromagnetic mass element is movable peripherally on the housing.

5. The laying unit of claim 2 , wherein the drive device is formed as a drive roller coupled to the housing.

6. The laying unit of claim 2 , wherein the receiving portion is configured to hold a supply of fiber material in reserve.

7. The laying unit of claim 1 , wherein the drive device is a laying device for laying and/or compacting a fiber material on a tool in a defined manner.

8. The laying unit of claim 1 , wherein the drive device includes a heating device for activating a resin or binder of a fiber material.

9. The laying unit of claim 8 , wherein the heating device is configured to be heated by eddy currents.

10. A device for producing a fiber composite component, comprising:
a shaping tool; and
a laying unit for laying fiber material comprising a drive device which is formed for magnetic cooperation with a running face, which provides a magnetic field and/or is ferromagnetic, to advance the laying unit on the running face,
wherein the running face is ferromagnetic, and the drive device comprises magnets which are configured to advance on the running face by way of magnetic cooperation of the drive device with the running face, or
wherein the running face contains controllable magnets, which are formed to be actuable to cooperate with the drive device for magnetically driven advancement of the laying unit on the running face.

11. The device of claim 10 , wherein the shaping tool is the running face, which is ferromagnetic.

12. The device of claim 10 , further comprising:
a hollow body having an inner face which is formed as the running face for the laying unit,
the shaping tool being arrangeable inside the hollow body such that the laying unit advancing on the running face winds or twists the fiber material around the shaping tool.

13. The device of claim 10 , wherein the running face comprises communication devices which are configured to transmit control commands of a control device to actuate the controllable magnets for the advancement of the laying unit.

14. The device of claim 13 , wherein the control device is integrated into the laying unit.

Assignees

• Airbus Defence & Space Gmbh

Inventors

• Engel Franz
• Weimer Christian
• Orth Tilman

Classifications

• Y10T156/1788

  Work traversing type and/or means applying work to wall or static structure · CPC title

• Y10T156/1795

  Implement carried web supply · CPC title

• B29L2031/731

  Filamentary material, i.e. comprised of a single element, e.g. filaments, strands, threads, fibres (cables B29L2031/707) · CPC title

• B29C53/8008

  specially adapted for winding and joining · CPC title

• Y10T156/1348

  Work traversing type · CPC title