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Continuous reinforcing fiber sheet and manufacturing method thereof

US6808796B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 17, 2000
Grant dateOct 26, 2004
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Expiry dateDec 9, 2020

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/249952
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A continuous reinforcing fiber sheet in which reinforcing fibers are arranged at an arbitrary angle to the main axis. The continuous reinforcing fiber sheet is well applicable to pultrusion forming without the risk of the reinforcing fibers being dispersed. This permits use of the continuous reinforcing fiber sheet in a long fiber-reinforced plastic structural member having remarkably improved torsional rigidity. The continuous reinforcing fiber sheet 1 has a continuous resin-penetrable support sheet 2 and a reinforcing fiber layer 3 held by the resin-penetrable support sheet 2. Long reinforcing fibers 4 in the reinforcing fiber layer 3 have substantially a certain length (F) and are arranged in the longitudinal direction of the resin-penetrable support sheet 2 at a prescribed angle (&agr;) to the longitudinal direction of the resin-penetrable support sheet 2.

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