Patent ID: 9643395
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: B29C,B29K,B29L,B32B

Claim:
1. A system for forming a radius filler for a composite structure, the system comprising: a sheet-locating structure having a first support surface configured to support a first portion of a sheet of composite material, wherein the first support surface has a support surface edge, and further wherein the sheet-locating structure is configured to selectively extend a second portion of the sheet of composite material past the support surface edge; a second support surface that is adjacent the support surface edge of the first support surface, wherein the first support surface and the second support surface define a gap therebetween, and further wherein the second support surface is configured to support the second portion of the sheet of composite material; a separation device configured to separate the second portion of the sheet of composite material from the first portion of the sheet of composite material to form a strip of composite material; a conveyance structure configured to operatively translate the second support surface and the separation device along the support surface edge of the first support surface to form the strip of composite material; and a layup surface configured to receive the strip of composite material from the second support surface subsequent to the strip of composite material being separated from the sheet of composite material.