Pneumatic induction fiber spreader with lateral venturi restrictors
US5446952A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 11, 1987 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2007 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S261/56
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A machine for producing a graphite fiber tape suitable for use in the protion of metal matrix composites by physical vapor deposition. The machine consists of adjacent air-tight enclosures. Two venturi pipes are located within the enclosures and aligned with a gap between them. A vacuum pump draws air out of one of the air-tight enclosures. Graphite fibers are drawn through the venturi pipes and laterally spread from a tow bundle via the Venturi effect to form a thin tape.
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