Inventors:
Vernon M. Benson - South Jordan UT
Dee R. Gill - Seattle WA
Boyd L. Hatch - Salt Lake City UT
John A. Johnson - Magna UT
Brian Moloney - Billings MT
Noel I. Shepherd - Grantsville UT
Keith G. Shupe - Bountiful UT
William J. Weis - Magna UT
Assignee:
Hercules Incorporated - Wilmington DE
International Classification:
B65H 8100, B32B 3108, B32B 3118, B32B 3126
Abstract:
A filament winding system includes a head that selects the number of tows to be within a winding band while winding and positioning the winding band directly on the mandrel according to contours of the mandrel. Half of the tows are conveyed in an upper portion of the head and the remaining half are conveyed in a lower portion of the head with both halves meeting at an applicating roller at the discharge end of the tows. The head includes cut and add assemblies wherein the individual tows are selectively cut and later can be added to the band.