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Method for dispensing reinforcement fibers

US5819614A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateDec 19, 1996
Grant dateOct 13, 1998
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Expiry dateDec 19, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T83/04
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method for dispensing reinforcement fibers to make a preform or laminate includes winding a continuous length of a reinforcement fiber into coils around a form having a longitudinal axis, moving the coils axially with respect to the form to engage a cutter, cutting the coils to form discrete length reinforcement fibers, and dispensing the discrete length reinforcement fibers.

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