Method for Producing a Fiber Composite Component

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2018072004-A1
Application number	US-201715701201-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Sep 11, 2017
Priority date	Sep 12, 2016
Publication date	Mar 15, 2018
Grant date	—

Abstract

A method for producing a fiber composite component includes a step (a) that includes a production of a semi-finished product by: providing a core layer having cavities; covering an outer face of the core layer with a layer-shaped semi-finished product having continuous fibers pre-impregnated with a first duroplastic matrix material; and applying a molding compound to a first deposit area of a front face of the first semi-finished product, the front face facing away from the core layer, wherein the molding compound includes a second long-fiber-reinforced duroplastic matrix material. The method also includes a step (b) for extruded reshaping of the semi-finished product to the fiber composite component. The extruded reshaping is performed at an operating temperature, and the first and the second matrix material are configured such that flowability of the second matrix material is higher than flowability of the first matrix material during the reshaping.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method for producing a fiber composite component, the method comprising the steps of:
a) producing a semi-finished composite product with the sub-steps:
i) providing a core layer comprising a plurality of cavities;
ii) covering a first outer face of the core layer with a first layer-shaped semi-finished product, which comprises continuous fibers being pre-impregnated with a first duroplastic matrix material; and
iii) applying a first molding compound to a first predetermined deposit area of a front face of the first semi-finished product, the front face facing away from the core layer, wherein the first molding compound comprises a second long-fiber-reinforced duroplastic matrix material; and
b) extruded reshaping of the semi-finished composite product to a fiber composite component, wherein the extruded reshaping is performed at an operating temperature, and wherein the first and the second matrix material are configured such that the flowability of the second matrix material during the extruded reshaping is higher than the flowability of the first matrix material.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the operating temperature is higher than a second flow temperature, the second flow temperature defining a flowability of the second matrix material, wherein the first flow temperature defining a flowability of the first matrix material is higher than the second flow temperature of the second matrix material.

3 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the second matrix material is configured such that the second matrix material is transitioned during the extruded reshaping within a second transition time from a drastically deformable state into a flowable state, wherein the first matrix material is transitioned during the extruded reshaping within a first transition time from a plastic of the deformable state into a flowable state, and wherein the first transition time is at least 20% longer than the second transition time.

4 . The method according to claim 3 , wherein the extruded reshaping is formed within a processing time, wherein the processing time is longer than the second transition time and/or shorter than the first transition time.

5 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein a first pressing tool and a second pressing tool are used for the extruded reshaping, wherein the first pressing tool comprises a first pressing face which is configured to shape a front face of the fiber composite component, wherein the first pressing face comprises a first molding section protruding into the first pressing tool such that the first molding section forms a cavity being open towards the first pressing face, and wherein the first molding compound in a sub-step i) is applied such to the first semi-finished product that the first molding compound flows in and fills out the first cavity during the extruded reshaping in step b).

6 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein the amount of the first molding compound is chosen such that during the extruded reshaping in step b) only the first molding compound flows into and fills out the first cavity.

7 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein the first deposit area is predetermined such that during the extruded reshaping in step b) only the first molding compound flows in and fills out the first cavity.

8 . The method according to claim 5 , wherein the first molding section is configured such that the first molding section shapes a component section protruding over the front face of the fiber composite component.

9 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the core layer is made of a plate-shaped and/or alveolar, in particular honeycomb-shaped, material layer.

10 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein the core layer is made from a solid foam.

11 . The method according to claim 1 , wherein step a) further comprises the following sub-step performed after sub-step i):
ii.1) covering a second outer face of the core layer being oppositely arranged to the first outer face of the core layer with a second layer-shaped semi-finished product comprising continuous fibers which are pre-impregnated with a third duroplastic matrix material.

12 . The method according to the claim 1 , wherein the second semi-finished product corresponds to the first semi-finished product.

13 . The method according to claim 11 , wherein step a) further comprises the following sub-step performed after sub-step ii.1):
ii.2) applying a second molding compound to a second predetermined deposit area of a front face of the second semi-finished product the front face facing away from the core layer, wherein the second molding compound comprises a fourth long-fiber-reinforced duroplastic matrix material, wherein the third and the fourth matrix material are configured such that the flowability of the fourth matrix material is higher than the flowability of the third matrix material during the extruded reshaping.

14 . The method according to claim 13 , wherein step a) further comprises a sub-step being performed after sub-step i):
ii.3) applying a third molding compound at least to a segment section of a circumferential edge of a core layer, wherein the third molding compound comprises a fifth long-fiber-reinforced duroplastic matrix material, wherein the fifth matrix material is configured such that the flowability of the fifth matrix material is higher than the flowability of the first and/or third matrix material during the extruded reshaping.

15 . The method according to claim 13 , wherein the second molding compound corresponds to the first molding compound and/or that the third molding compound corresponds to the first molding compound.

Assignees

• Airbus Operations Gmbh

Inventors

• Roth Ingo
• Fette Marc

Classifications

• B32B27/30

  comprising vinyl {(co)polymers; comprising acrylic (co)polymers} · CPC title

• B32B2260/046

  Synthetic resin · CPC title

• B32B3/30

  characterised by a layer formed with recesses or projections, e.g. {hollows, grooves, protuberances, ribs (apertured layer B32B3/266; layer with cavities or internal voids B32B3/26)} · CPC title

• B32B2255/02

  on fibrous or filamentary layer · CPC title

• B32B5/18

  characterised by features of a layer {of} foamed material · CPC title