Continuous forming device of fiber reinforced plastic square pipe
US6601627B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 22, 2001 |
| Grant date | Aug 5, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T156/1028
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A device 1 for continuously manufacturing an FRP square pipe includes a core 10 having a long length for laminating prepreg sheets thereto, and prepreg sheets are supplied from prepreg-sheet laminating devices 20, 30, 40, and 50 to said core 10 covered with a release film, said laminated sheets laminated into the shape of a square pipe. Said core 10 has an outer diameter size smaller than the inner diameter size of the square pipe to be manufactured. A pre-expansion device 80 expands said laminated prepreg sheets to the shape of a square pipe having a predetermined inner diameter size, and a hot press device 100 heats and pressurizes the pipe. The pipe is then additionally heated in a postcure furnace 110 to complete the forming process. A pulling device 130 arranged downstream of a cramp device 120 pulls out said square pipe intermittently. A cutter not shown cuts said square pipe to produce the desired product.
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