Installation and a method for forming a fiber preform as a body of revolution presenting a profile that varies in radial section
US10532493B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Mar 2, 2017 |
| Grant date | Jan 14, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 2, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29C2053/8025
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
An installation for shaping a fiber preform as a body of revolution presenting a profile that varies in radial section, the installation including a storage mandrel for storing a fiber texture, follower rollers, and a mold in the form of a body of revolution on which the fiber texture is to be shaped by winding, the follower roller(s) being placed between the storage mandrel and the mold in the form of a body of revolution. The storage mandrel, each follower roller, and the mold present radii across their axial widths that vary to define outer surfaces having profiles in relief. A follower roller has sectors releasably fastened on the outer surface of the roller, each sector extending over a fraction of the circumference of the roller and over all or part of the axial width of the roller.
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