CA2893440C - Fabrication of reinforced thermoplastic composite parts - Google Patents
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- CA2893440C CA2893440C CA2893440A CA2893440A CA2893440C CA 2893440 C CA2893440 C CA 2893440C CA 2893440 A CA2893440 A CA 2893440A CA 2893440 A CA2893440 A CA 2893440A CA 2893440 C CA2893440 C CA 2893440C
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29D—PRODUCING PARTICULAR ARTICLES FROM PLASTICS OR FROM SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE
- B29D99/00—Subject matter not provided for in other groups of this subclass
- B29D99/0003—Producing profiled members, e.g. beams
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C51/00—Shaping by thermoforming, i.e. shaping sheets or sheet like preforms after heating, e.g. shaping sheets in matched moulds or by deep-drawing; Apparatus therefor
- B29C51/02—Combined thermoforming and manufacture of the preform
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B29—WORKING OF PLASTICS; WORKING OF SUBSTANCES IN A PLASTIC STATE IN GENERAL
- B29C—SHAPING OR JOINING OF PLASTICS; SHAPING OF MATERIAL IN A PLASTIC STATE, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; AFTER-TREATMENT OF THE SHAPED PRODUCTS, e.g. REPAIRING
- B29C70/00—Shaping composites, i.e. plastics material comprising reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts
- B29C70/04—Shaping composites, i.e. plastics material comprising reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts comprising reinforcements only, e.g. self-reinforcing plastics
- B29C70/28—Shaping operations therefor
- B29C70/40—Shaping or impregnating by compression not applied
- B29C70/50—Shaping or impregnating by compression not applied for producing articles of indefinite length, e.g. prepregs, sheet moulding compounds [SMC] or cross moulding compounds [XMC]
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- Composite Materials (AREA)
- Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
- Moulding By Coating Moulds (AREA)
- Casting Or Compression Moulding Of Plastics Or The Like (AREA)
- Processing And Handling Of Plastics And Other Materials For Molding In General (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (3)
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| US13/732,624 US9498915B2 (en) | 2013-01-02 | 2013-01-02 | Fabrication of reinforced thermoplastic composite parts |
| US13/732,624 | 2013-01-02 | ||
| PCT/US2013/070565 WO2014107236A1 (en) | 2013-01-02 | 2013-11-18 | Fabrication of reinforced thermoplastic composite parts |
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| CA2893440A1 CA2893440A1 (en) | 2014-07-10 |
| CA2893440C true CA2893440C (en) | 2017-08-22 |
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| US (1) | US9498915B2 (enExample) |
| EP (1) | EP2941344B1 (enExample) |
| JP (1) | JP6289503B2 (enExample) |
| CN (1) | CN104884236B (enExample) |
| CA (1) | CA2893440C (enExample) |
| RU (1) | RU2655976C2 (enExample) |
| WO (1) | WO2014107236A1 (enExample) |
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| WO2019046218A1 (en) | 2017-08-28 | 2019-03-07 | Web Industries, Inc. | MASTERLY SHEETS AND BANDS OF THERMOPLASTIC COMPOSITE AND PROCESS |
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| JP6289503B2 (ja) | 2018-03-07 |
| JP2016506327A (ja) | 2016-03-03 |
| RU2655976C2 (ru) | 2018-05-30 |
| CN104884236A (zh) | 2015-09-02 |
| WO2014107236A1 (en) | 2014-07-10 |
| CA2893440A1 (en) | 2014-07-10 |
| US9498915B2 (en) | 2016-11-22 |
| US20140183784A1 (en) | 2014-07-03 |
| RU2015120267A (ru) | 2017-02-06 |
| EP2941344B1 (en) | 2020-03-11 |
| EP2941344A1 (en) | 2015-11-11 |
| CN104884236B (zh) | 2017-12-22 |
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