Patent ID: 9149949
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: B26D,B29C,B29K,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A cutting mechanism for severing elongate fibre reinforcement material in composite material lay-up equipment, the cutting mechanism extending along a generally longitudinal direction and comprising: a cutting element; a counteracting element which cooperates with the cutting element to sever fibre reinforcement material extending through a nip between the cutting element and the counteracting element, wherein the cutting element is mounted on an elongate arm, and wherein the elongate arm is pivotable about a pivot axis spaced from the nip to displace the cutting element relatively to the counteracting element to perform a cutting stroke; guide means for the fibre reinforcement material, the guide means comprising a guide channel formed in the elongate arm and arranged to guide the fibre reinforcement material through the nip in a feed direction transverse to the pivot axis; and an actuation device for driving the elongate arm in a cutting stroke, the actuation device acting on the elongate arm at a position away from the cutting element.