Method of making a part of a reinforced plastics material
US6495086B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 12, 2000 |
| Grant date | Dec 17, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 12, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB29C70/541
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A method of making a part made of a reinforced plastics material in a mold including at least two portions and from a reinforced sheet or from a lay-up of reinforced sheets including at least one reinforced sheet, in which method the reinforced sheet (4) is pre-heated. The reinforced sheet or the lay-up of reinforced sheets is presented to a first portion (1) of the open mold by a picking-up device including pressers (6a; 6b; 7), at least a region of the reinforced sheet or of the lay-up is applied against a corresponding region of the first mold portion by pressers on the picking-up device, the remainder of its surface is applied against the first mold portion while holding stationary the region of the reinforced sheet or of the lay-up, the mold is closed, and the resulting part is removed from the mold.
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