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Granted Patent B2
US 10,625,477 · App. 15/513,573 · Granted Apr 21, 2020

Reinforcing fiber sheet manufacturing apparatus

Inventors: Haruhiko Tsuji (Otsu, JP); Tamotsu Suzuki (Otsu, JP); Yasumoto Noguchi (Otsu, JP); Yasuhiro Sato (Otsu, JP)
Assignee: Toray Industries, Inc.
B29C70/545B29C70/382B32B37/0046B29C2793/0027
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Patent No.
US 10,625,477
App. No.
15/513,573
Granted
Apr 21, 2020
Kind
B2
Abstract

A reinforcing fiber sheet manufacturing apparatus configured to place a reinforcing fiber bundle on a table includes a fiber bundle supply mechanism configured to feed the reinforcing fiber bundle and equipped with a fiber bundle pressing portion that is configured to press the reinforcing fiber bundle against the table; and a cutting blade located independently of the fiber bundle supply mechanism and configured to cut the reinforcing fiber bundle that is pressed by the fiber bundle pressing portion.

Claims (23)

1. A reinforcing fiber sheet manufacturing apparatus configured to place a reinforcing fiber bundle on a table, the reinforcing fiber sheet manufacturing apparatus comprising:

a fiber bundle supply mechanism configured to feed the reinforcing fiber bundle and equipped with a fiber bundle pressing portion configured to press the reinforcing fiber bundle against the table; and

a cutting blade fixed on the table or mounted on a cutting mechanism configured to be movable to an arbitrary position on the table independently of the fiber bundle supply mechanism and configured to stand by on the table to cut the reinforcing fiber bundle that is pressed by the fiber bundle pressing portion.

2. The reinforcing fiber sheet manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the fiber bundle pressing portion is a roller configured to move closer to and farther from the table.

3. The reinforcing fiber sheet manufacturing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the cutting blade is fixed at an arbitrary position on the table.

4. The reinforcing fiber sheet manufacturing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the cutting blade is mounted on a cutting mechanism configured to be movable to an arbitrary position on the table.

5. The reinforcing fiber sheet manufacturing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the table is configured to be movable.

6. The reinforcing fiber sheet manufacturing apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising:

an air suction unit configured to fix the reinforcing fiber bundle on the table.

7. The reinforcing fiber sheet manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a plurality of slider mechanisms continued to independently move the fiber bundle supply mechanism and the cutting blade to be approximately parallel to each other.

8. The reinforcing fiber sheet manufacturing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the table is configured to be movable.

9. The reinforcing fiber sheet manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the table is configured to be movable.

10. The reinforcing fiber sheet manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an air suction unit configured to fix the reinforcing fiber bundle on the table.

11. The reinforcing fiber sheet manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an electrostatic attraction unit configured to fix the reinforcing fiber bundle on the table.

12. The reinforcing fiber sheet manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an adhesive material placed between the table and the reinforcing fiber bundle.

13. The reinforcing fiber sheet manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a heating unit configured to melt a heat fusion material adhering to a surface of the reinforcing fiber bundle and heat-fuse and fasten the heat fusion material to the table.

14. The reinforcing fiber sheet manufacturing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

a conveyer belt placed on the table.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 23, 2017
From: TSUJI, HARUHIKO; SUZUKI, TAMOTSU; NOGUCHI, YASUMOTO; SATO, YASUHIRO
To: TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC.
Reel/Frame 041694/0837 →
Priority Claims (1)
JP 2014-194593 · Sep 25, 2014 · national
Continuity (1)
Related Publication 20170291377A1 · Oct 12, 2017