Composite laminate translaminar reinforcement apparatus and method
US5186776A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 17, 1992 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 17, 2012 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01L2224/78301
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A technique for the translaminar reinforcement in the z-axis direction of composite laminates utilizing an apparatus and method for heating and softening the composite laminates by ultrasonic energy, penetrating the composite laminate, moving the composite laminate fibers aside, inserting a reinforcing fiber into the composite laminate and allowing the composite laminate and reinforcement fiber to cool and bond.
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