US 11,685,147 B2
Tape lamination machine scrap collection assembly
Nicholas Boroughs, Seattle, WA (US); Duncan Kochhar-Lindgren, Seattle, WA (US); Cody Casteneda, Kent, WA (US); Nicholas Gacek, Seatec, WA (US); and Amanda Kotchon, Seattle, WA (US)
Assigned to FIVES MACHINING SYSTEMS, INC., Fond du Lac, WI (US)
Filed by Fives Machining Systems, Inc., Fond du Lac, WI (US)
Filed on Jan. 17, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/577,151.
Application 17/577,151 is a continuation of application No. 17/027,962, filed on Sep. 22, 2020, granted, now 11,260,640.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/971,032, filed on Feb. 6, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0134726 A1, May 5, 2022
Int. Cl. B32B 37/00 (2006.01); B32B 38/00 (2006.01); B29C 70/00 (2006.01); B29C 70/38 (2006.01); B32B 38/04 (2006.01); B32B 38/18 (2006.01); B29C 70/54 (2006.01)
CPC B32B 37/0053 (2013.01) [B32B 38/0004 (2013.01); B29C 70/386 (2013.01); B29C 70/388 (2013.01); B29C 70/545 (2013.01); B32B 38/1808 (2013.01); B32B 2038/045 (2013.01); Y10T 156/1174 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1195 (2015.01); Y10T 156/13 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1348 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1778 (2015.01); Y10T 156/195 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1956 (2015.01); Y10T 156/1994 (2015.01)] 7 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A scrap collection assembly for a tape lamination head that applies a plurality of composite tape segments, comprising:
a crack-off assembly comprising:
a scrap crack-off redirect roller configured to engage one or more composite tape segments and one or more scrap portions;
a secondary crack-off roller configured to engage the one or more composite tape segments and the one or more scrap portions; and
a pivot that connects the crack-off assembly to the tape lamination head, wherein the crack-off assembly and the secondary crack-off roller are configured to selectively move about the pivot displacing an axis of rotation of the secondary crack-off roller to change a direction of composite tape movement and collect the one or more scrap portions.