DEVICE AND METHOD FOR THE FILAMENT WINDING OF LONG TUBES AND LONG TUBES REALISED ACCORDING TO SAID METHOD

• Main Authors: COLIN, CHRISTOPHE, GIRAUD, GERARD
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 12.05.2010
• Subjects: AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING; BLASTING; ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVEFUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; HEATING; JOINTS OR FITTINGS FOR PIPES; LIGHTING; MEANS FOR THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PIPES; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDEDFOR; SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SUPPORTS FOR PIPES, CABLES OR PROTECTIVE TUBING; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL; TRANSPORTING; WEAPONS; WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE, IN GENERAL

The invention relates to a device and a method for the filament-winding of long tubes, comprising the step (4) of unwinding filaments (12), the step (1) of impregnating the filaments with a resin (13), characterised in that it comprises the step of positioning a mandrel (14) between the ends (34, 35) of a lathe (26), the step of resting the mandrel on a rotating bearing system (36) with rollers (36), in which the rollers are arranged to apply a controlled pressure on the part being wound as the diameter of said part increases together with the deposition of fibre filaments, the step of rotating the lathe and the step (2) of winding the impregnated filaments on the mandrel, and in that it comprises the step (3) of adapting the resin viscosity for the impregnation step (1), in that the impregnation step is carried out on the filaments after unwinding using a non-polymerized resin fluidised during the viscosity adaptation step (3), and in that it comprises the step (5) of increasing the resin viscosity between the impregnation step (1) and the winding step (2). Application for tubes.