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公开(公告)号:US20210146640A1
公开(公告)日:2021-05-20
申请号:US17089791
申请日:2020-11-05
Inventor: Eugene Gargas , Nafih Mekhilef
Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed that include forming a molded component by providing a raw material formed from a plurality of fibers disposed in a resin, cutting a plurality of layers of the raw material, placing the plurality of layers in a fixture, heating the plurality of layers in the fixture to form a unitary preform, placing the preform in a molding tool having a plurality of pins and an annular cavity formed between each pin and a cavity plate of the molding tool, and applying heat and pressure to the preform to force a portion of the preform into the annular cavities, wherein the fibers of the portion of the preform forced into the annular cavities are reoriented from a first orientation to a second orientation.