Patent ID: 8438825
Filing Date: 2013-05-14
Classification: B29C

Abstract:
1. An applicator head for cutting yarn into segments of yarn and depositing said segments of yarn on a deposition surface, said applicator head comprising a mechanism that moves said yarn towards said deposition surface and also cuts said yarn into said segments, said mechanism comprising: a cutting element for cutting said reinforcement yarn into said segments; a drive component comprising an arm portion connected to said cutting element for moving said cutting element in a first direction towards contact with said yarn at a cutting location and for moving said cutting element in a second direction away from said cutting location, said drive component further comprising a drive surface for engagement with said yarn to move said yarn towards said cutting location, wherein said arm portion is connected to said drive surface such that said drive surface moves in the same direction as said cutting element when said cutting element is moved in said first direction or said second direction; and a yarn contact system for providing engagement of said drive surface with said yarn to move said yarn towards said cutting location when said cutting element is moving in said second direction and to disengage said yarn from said drive surface when cutting element is moving in said first direction.