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

Claim 0:
1. 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;
a plurality of applicators including a first applicator and a second applicator, the first applicator including a first pressure surface configured to receive the first tape from the first reel and press the first tape in a direction toward the substrate to apply the first tape to the substrate, the second applicator including a second pressure surface configured to receive the second tape from the second reel, the second pressure surface aligned to dispense the second tape over a section of the first tape applied to the substrate and to press the second tape in the direction toward the substrate to apply the second tape to the substrate over the first tape; and
at least one guide member disposed between the plurality of reels and the plurality of applicators and configured to align the first and second tapes during application,
wherein the first applicator includes a pair of first application rollers, wherein the first pressure surface is a cylindrical surface of one of the pair of first application rollers, wherein the pair of first application rollers are positioned to compress the first tape between the first pressure surface and a cylindrical surface of a second one of the pair of first application rollers, wherein the second applicator includes a pair of second application rollers, wherein the second pressure surface is a cylindrical surface of a one of the pair of second application rollers, wherein the pair of second application rollers are positioned to compress the second tape between the second pressure surface and a cylindrical surface of a second one of the pair of second application rollers.