Patent ID: 6742560
Filing Date: 2004-06-01
Classification: B29C,B65H,D02J,D04H

Abstract:
A fiber bundle joining apparatus, comprising:a base having a pair of support sections spaced apart from each other in a first direction for supporting ends of flat fiber bundles; a gripper having a pair of gripping sections for cooperation with said support sections and moved by an actuator between a gripping position where fiber bundles are gripped by said gripper and said support sections and a retreating position where said fiber bundles are released; a movable member disposed in the base and movable relative to the base in a second direction transverse to said first direction; a presser provided in the movable member and movable between an operating position where it is capable of pressing the fiber bundles supported by the support sections and a retreating position where it allows the fiber bundles to be placed on the support sections; a nozzle provided in the movable member so that a position thereof opposed to the fiber bundles gripped by the support sections and the gripper is variable as the movable member moves relative to the base; and a returning member returning said movable member to a reference position.