| US 7,591,294 B2 | ||
| Material placement method and apparatus | ||
| Robert Ray Wampler, Augusta, Kans. (US); and Muhammad Zia Ullah, Wichita, Kans. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Spirit Aerosystems, Inc., Wichita, Kans. (US) | ||
| Filed on Nov. 29, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/947,358. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2009/0140451 A1, Jun. 04, 2009 | ||
| Int. Cl. B32B 37/00 (2006.01); B44C 7/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 156—523 [156/574; 156/577] | 15 Claims |
| 14. A roller assembly comprising:
a first roller;
a first guide element;
a second guide element operable to guide a material along a portion of a first side of the first roller; and
a third guide element operable to guide the material along a portion of a second side of the first roller;
wherein the first guide element guides the material into the second guide element when the first guide element is in a first
position and the first guide element guides the material into the third guide element when the first guide element is in a
second position.
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