Method and apparatus for producing fiber-reinforced resin molding material

    公开(公告)号:US11518116B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-06

    申请号:US17216294

    申请日:2021-03-29

    摘要: Provided are a method and an apparatus for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced resin molding material by which, when the fiber-reinforced resin molding material is manufactured, separated fiber bundles can be supplied to a cutting machine in stable condition while avoiding the influence of meandering of the fiber bundles or slanting or meandering of filaments occurring in the fiber bundles. A method for manufacturing a sheet-shaped fiber-reinforced resin molding material in which spaces between filaments of cut-out fiber bundles (CF) are impregnated with resin includes, so that a condition of the following expression (1) is satisfied, intermittently separating fibers of the continuous fiber bundles (CF) in a longitudinal direction by a rotational blade (18) serving as a fiber separating part and cutting out the fiber bundles with an interval therebetween in a longitudinal direction of a cutting machine (13A) to obtain the cut-out fiber bundles (CF). Expression (1): 1≤a/L (where a represents a length of a separated part of the continuous fiber bundles (CF) and L represents an interval when the fiber bundles (CF) are cut out in the longitudinal direction.)

    METHOD OF PRODUCING IMPROVED COMPOSITE FIBERS

    公开(公告)号:US20210245455A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-12

    申请号:US17241727

    申请日:2021-04-27

    申请人: USB I, LLC

    摘要: Improved composite fibers, and structural materials mixed with the improved composite fibers, are produced by an improved process that vertically texturizes and impregnates resin into the fibers without introducing any substantial amount of microbubbles in the resin. By using vertical impregnation and twisting of fiber strands with specific viscosity control, stronger composite fibers, in which substantially no microbubbles are trapped, are produced with improved tensile strength and lower variance in tensile strength, for use in strengthening structural concrete and other structural materials.

    SHEET MOLDING COMPOUND AND FIBER-REINFORCED COMPOSITE

    公开(公告)号:US20210221969A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-22

    申请号:US17192103

    申请日:2021-03-04

    摘要: Provided is a sheet molding compound which can inhibit the formation of burrs during press molding, enables a matrix resin to exhibit excellent fluidity and excellent quick curing properties during press molding, and makes it possible to obtain a fiber-reinforced composite excellent in mold release properties, mechanical characteristics, and heat resistance. The sheet molding compound of the present invention contains an epoxy resin composition and reinforcing fiber, in which a gel time of the epoxy resin composition is 30 to 140 seconds at 140° C., a temperature at the start of curing reaction of the epoxy resin composition is 70° C. to 115° C., and when b1 represents a viscosity of the epoxy resin composition measured at 30° C. 7 days after the preparation of the composition, and b2 represents a viscosity of the epoxy resin composition measured at 30° C. 14 days after the preparation of the composition, b1 and b2 satisfy b2/b1≤5.

    ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING FIBER TOWS WITH BINDMENTS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS

    公开(公告)号:US20190047209A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-02-14

    申请号:US15675244

    申请日:2017-08-11

    摘要: Additive manufacturing fiber tows comprise a bundle of elongate fibers. Bindments, which may include particles, elongated bindment segments, coating segments, and/or encircling bindments are interposed among the plural elongate fibers to provide interstitial regions among the plural elongate fibers and the bindments. Methods of additively manufacturing an article with a configuration comprise dispensing the additive manufacturing fiber tow with bindments in multiple successive courses in the configuration to additively manufacture the article. The methods may include fixing the bindments together to hold the article in the configuration with the interstitial regions among the plural elongate fibers and the bindments. A solidifiable matrix material may be applied to the article, including to the interstitial regions, and the solidifiable matrix material may be solidified to form a finished article.