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Process and device for manufacturing a preform for a load path aligned fiber composite structure

US8568549B2 · kind B2 · utility

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30Claims
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Filing dateMar 13, 2008
Grant dateOct 29, 2013
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Expiry dateAug 17, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T156/1075
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention relates to a process and a device for manufacturing a perform (42) for a load path aligned fiber composite structure. The process includes cutting off relatively short fiber band pieces (40, 40′, 40″) from a spread fiber band (14), placing the fiber band pieces (40, 40′, 40″) at a predetermined position and fixing them at this position by means of a binder material (38).

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