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Process for the production of a profile made of composite material fibers that has a half-nail-head or nail-head cross-section

US9073272B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 25, 2010
Grant dateJul 7, 2015
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Expiry dateMay 10, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T428/24661
  • WIPO fieldOther special machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A process for the production of a fiber profile (32) that is designed to fill in a space with a nail-head-shaped or half-nail-head-shaped cross-section that originates from the assembly of preforms in a T shape, of which at least one includes a curvature radius at the junction zone of the preforms, includes: supplying powder-coated fibers (28) to a preforming station (30) where the powder is activated and the fibers (28) move into a passage whose shapes are adapted to those of the desired profile, and then making the preformed fibers move into a shaping station (34) where the fiber profile (32) is cooled and shaped by circulating in a cavity whose shapes are adapted to those of the desired profile.

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