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Method for impregnating a fibrous material in an interpenetrated fluidized bed

US11364660B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 25, 2019
Grant dateJun 21, 2022
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Expiry dateNov 25, 2039

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  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB29K2105/10
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

Manufacture of a pre-impregnated fibrous material which contains continuous fibers and a thermoplastic matrix, the material being made as a plurality of unidirectional parallel ribbons or sheets, and the method involving a step of pre-impregnating, in dry conditions, N parallel strands divided into X groups of Ni strands, by the thermoplastic matrix in powder form in a tank, ΣNi=N et X 3, one thereof from each series being immersed in the powder, each group of strands running on the same number Y of tensioning parts, and the parallel strands being separated by a spacing at least equal to the width of each strand.

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