Patent ID: 8394223

Claim:
A pressing and depositing system for depositing a sliver on a surface, with the system comprising: a pressing apparatus for depositing the sliver on the surface, the pressing apparatus comprising: a first segment comprising a first rolling element and configured to roll along the surface; a second segment comprising a second rolling element and configured to roll along the surface; an assembly frame configured to hold the first segment and the second segment and comprising an opening in a radial direction; a suspension apparatus that is configured to attach the first segment to the assembly frame, and rotatably mount the first rolling element on the assembly frame, the suspension apparatus comprising: a spring assembly configured such that a relative movement between the first rolling element and the second rolling element is realized in the radial direction of the first rolling element due to an action by the spring assembly, the spring assembly comprising: a first sleeve at least partially received in the opening of the assembly frame that defines a first hollow space, with the first sleeve guided by the opening in the radial direction; a first spring accommodated in the first hollow space of the first sleeve and the opening; a second sleeve at least partially received in the opening of the assembly frame that defines a second hollow space, with the second sleeve guided by the opening in the radial direction, the second sleeve having a first stopping face that cooperates with a second stopping face of the assembly frame to limit movement of the first rolling element relative to the assembly frame; a second spring accommodated in the second hollow space of the sleeve and the opening; and a robot comprising a robotic arm, the robotic arm configured to: receive the pressing apparatus; and move the pressing apparatus along the surface.