Invention Application
- Patent Title: METHOD FOR SELECTIVE PLACEMENT OF REINFORCING FIBERS IN POLYMERIC COMPONENTS
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Application No.: US15826142Application Date: 2017-11-29
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Publication No.: US20180169976A1Publication Date: 2018-06-21
- Inventor: Evan Butcher , Wendell V. Twelves, JR. , Gary A. Schirtzinger , Joe Ott , Lexia Kironn
- Applicant: United Technologies Corporation
- Main IPC: B29C70/54
- IPC: B29C70/54 ; F01D25/00 ; B29C53/82 ; B29C70/16 ; B29C70/22 ; B29C70/34 ; B29C70/86 ; B29C53/56 ; B29K79/00 ; B29K105/00 ; B29K105/10 ; B29L1/00 ; B29L31/00 ; B29K71/00

Abstract:
A method of forming a reinforced polymeric component includes securing a plurality of pins within a mold and wrapping reinforcing fibers around the pins to form a web of reinforcing fibers. The web of reinforcing fibers has a plurality of layers. The method of forming a reinforced polymeric component further includes adding a polymer to the mold and processing the polymer to form a molded polymeric component that contains the pins and the web of reinforcing fibers. A reinforced polymeric component includes a web of reinforcing fibers wrapped around a plurality of pins. The web of reinforcing fibers includes a plurality of layers. The reinforced polymeric component further includes a molded and processed polymer containing the web of reinforcing fibers and pins.
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