Molding system for preparing fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite article
US10201921B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 7, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 12, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 7, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29K2995/0044
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present disclosure provides a molding system for preparing a fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite article. The molding system includes: a molding machine; a mold disposed on the molding machine and having a mold cavity for being filled with a composite molding material including a polymeric resin and a plurality of fibers; a processing module configured to generate an anisotropic stress distribution of the composite molding material in the mold cavity based on a molding condition for the molding machine; and a controller coupled to the processing module and configured to control the molding machine with the molding condition to perform an actual molding process for preparing the fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composite article. The anisotropic stress distribution of the composite molding resin is generated based in part on consideration of an anisotropic rotational diffusion effect of the fibers in the composite molding material.
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