Method for manufacturing reinforcing fiber strand

US9528200B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9528200-B2
Application numberUS-201214367248-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateDec 21, 2012
Priority dateDec 22, 2011
Publication dateDec 27, 2016
Grant dateDec 27, 2016

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Abstract

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A method for manufacturing a reinforcing fiber strand is provided, in which a strand including reinforcing fibers passes through an uneven jig and a widening jig in this order, the uneven jig including a plurality of uneven portions having notched and protrusion portions, and the strand is divided by the protruding portions.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A method for manufacturing a reinforcing fiber strand, wherein a strand including reinforcing fibers passes through an uneven jig and a widening jig in this order, the uneven jig including a plurality of uneven portions having notched and protrusion portions which are disposed to generate unevenness in fiber density of the strand in a direction perpendicular to a strand travelling direction, and the strand is divided by the protruding portions. 2. The method for manufacturing a reinforcing fiber strand according to claim 1 , wherein the uneven jig is a jig having an uneven portion of a height that is 0.01 to 10 times of a strand thickness. 3. The method for manufacturing a reinforcing fiber strand according to claim 1 , wherein a strand delivering distance (L), which is a distance between the uneven jig and the widening jig, satisfies the following Inequality (1): L≦ 20× W   (1) wherein L is the strand delivering distance (mm) between the uneven jig and the widening jig, and W is a fiber strand width (mm) before the strand is widened. 4. The method for manufacturing a reinforcing fiber strand according to claim 1 , wherein the strand passes through a convergence jig before the uneven jig. 5. The method for manufacturing a reinforcing fiber strand according to claim 1 , wherein the widening jig has one convex portion. 6. The method for manufacturing a reinforcing fiber strand according to claim 1 , wherein the strand passes through a second uneven jig after the widening jig. 7. The method for manufacturing a reinforcing fiber strand according to claim 1 , wherein the reinforcing fibers comprise carbon fibers. 8. The method for manufacturing a reinforcing fiber strand according to claim 1 , wherein a strand width before the strand is widened ranges from 1 mm to 300 mm. 9. The method for manufacturing a reinforcing fiber strand according to claim 1 , wherein the uneven jig comprises a roll or a pin. 10. The method for manufacturing a reinforcing fiber strand according to claim 4 , wherein the convergence jig has one concave portion.

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  • Carbon fibres · CPC title

  • characterised by the structure of fibrous reinforcements {, e.g. hollow fibres} · CPC title

  • Aromatic polyamides · CPC title

  • Glass yarns or filaments · CPC title

  • D02J1/18Primary

    Separating or spreading · CPC title

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What does patent US9528200B2 cover?
A method for manufacturing a reinforcing fiber strand is provided, in which a strand including reinforcing fibers passes through an uneven jig and a widening jig in this order, the uneven jig including a plurality of uneven portions having notched and protrusion portions, and the strand is divided by the protruding portions.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Teijin Ltd
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification D02J1/18. Mapped technology areas include Textiles & Paper.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 27 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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