Patent ID: 11872774
Assignee: FORD GLOBAL TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
Field: Other special machines (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  H | IPC B  H

Claim 19:
20. An apparatus for applying a plurality of individual tapes in layers onto a substrate, the apparatus comprising:
a plurality of reels including a first reel configured to hold a first tape and a second reel configured to hold a second tape; and
a plurality of applicators including:
a first applicator including a first application roller defining a first pressure surface disposed about a first axis and configured to apply the first tape to the substrate; and
a second applicator including a second applicator roller defining a second pressure surface disposed about a second axis that is parallel to the first axis, the second pressure surface being aligned with the first pressure surface in an application direction to apply the second tape to the substrate over the first tape, wherein the first and second application rollers are motor driven to draw the first tape from the first reel onto the first pressure surface and to draw the second tape from the second reel onto the second pressure surface.