Preformed yarn useful for forming composite articles and process for producing same
US5206085A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 13, 1991 |
| Grant date | Apr 27, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 13, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/2933
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A preformed yarn useful for forming composite articles is disclosed which includes a core of a multiplicity of fibers, fine powder provided in the interstices between the fibers, and a flexible sleeve formed of a thermoplastic resin and surrounding the core. The fine powder is formed of a material which neither melts nor reacts with the thermoplastic resin at a temperature up to 450.degree. C. and at a temperature up to the melting point of the thermoplastic resin. The incorporation of the fine powder between the fibers is effected by injecting fine powder-containing air from a jet nozzle and blowing the air against a bundle of the fibers.
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