METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING A COMPRESSION MOLDING CHARGE

METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING A A CHARGE FOR MOLDING A FIBER REINFORCED PART A method and apparatus are disclosed for making a charge used in molding a fiber reinforced part. Continuous strands of fibers are impregnated with resin and then cut into segments of predetermined lengths. The segments a...

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Main Authors EPEL, JOSEPH N, WILKINSON, ROBERT E
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 24.01.1989
Edition4
Subjects
AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
CUTTING
DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING,CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING
HAND CUTTING TOOLS
MAKING GRANULES OR PREFORMS
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PREPARATION OR PRETREATMENT OF THE MATERIAL TO BESHAPED
RECOVERY OF PLASTICS OR OTHER CONSTITUENTS OF WASTE MATERIALCONTAINING PLASTICS
SEVERING
SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR
SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS
TRANSPORTING
WORKING OF PLASTICS
WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL
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Summary:METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING A A CHARGE FOR MOLDING A FIBER REINFORCED PART A method and apparatus are disclosed for making a charge used in molding a fiber reinforced part. Continuous strands of fibers are impregnated with resin and then cut into segments of predetermined lengths. The segments are collected so that the resin impregnated fiber segments are piled together to form the charge. In one embodiment, the fibers are collected in a controlled manner to provide preselected fiber orientation for the molded part.
Bibliography:Application Number: CA19850495235