Patent ID: 7717151
Filing Date: 2010-05-18
Classification: B29C,B29K,B29L,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A placement head for applying a plurality of lengths of a material to a surface, said placement head comprising: a base; a first roller assembly supported by the base and including a first roller for applying a first length of the material along a first path of the surface; a second roller assembly supported by the base and including a second roller for applying a second length of the material along a second path of the surface; a third roller assembly supported by the base and including a third roller for applying a third length of the material along a third path of the surface; a first actuator for moving the first roller assembly relative to the base and independently of the second roller assembly and the third roller assembly; a second actuator for moving the second roller assembly relative to the base and independently of the first roller assembly and the third roller assembly; and a third actuator for moving the third roller assembly relative to the base and independently of the first roller assembly and the second roller assembly, wherein the first actuator moves the first roller assembly in six-degrees of freedom independently of the second and third roller assemblies, wherein the second actuator moves the second roller assembly in six-degrees of freedom independently of the first and third roller assemblies, wherein the third actuator moves the third roller assembly in six-degrees of freedom independently of the first and second roller assemblies, wherein each roller assembly comprises: