Composite friction elements and pultrusion method of making same
AssigneeAscenZ Friction & Brake LLC
InventorBenjamin V. Booher
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Abstract
A composite friction unit of a three dimensional composite body is formed in a system for continuous process manufacturing of composite friction units. The system uses a plurality of rolls of reinforcing fiber fabrics, a resin dispensing system that receives a panel of reinforcing fiber fabric from each one of the rolls and separately dispenses resin through a plurality of dispensing tubes, each associated with a different panel, onto a surface of each panel. A forming die is positioned to receive the plurality of panels of reinforcing fiber fabric after resin is dispensed onto the panels and is configured to form a composite panel from the plurality of panels of reinforcing fiber fabrics. A cutting mechanism cuts a desired shape part from the composite panel.
Claims20
A continuous process for manufacturing composite friction units, comprising:
- unrolling a plurality of panels of reinforcing fiber fabric from at least one roll of reinforcing fiber fabric;
- pulling the plurality of panels of reinforcing fiber fabric through a plurality of cutouts of a first fabric array gate, each one of the plurality of panels of reinforcing fiber fabric being pulled through a different one of the plurality of cutouts on the first fabric array gate;
- wetting each one of the plurality of panels of reinforcing fiber fabric with a resin material dispensed from a resin dispenser;
- pulling the wetted plurality of panels of reinforcing fiber fabric through a composite forming die to form a composite panel from the plurality of panels of reinforcing fabric;
- and
- cutting a shape part from the composite panel with a cutter.
A continuous process for manufacturing composite friction units, comprising:
- unrolling a plurality of panels of reinforcing fiber fabric from a plurality of rolls of reinforcing fiber fabric;
- pulling the plurality of panels of reinforcing fiber fabric through a plurality of cutouts of a first fabric array gate, each one of the plurality of panels of reinforcing fiber fabric being pulled through a different one of the plurality of cutouts on the first fabric array gate;
- wetting each one of the plurality of panels of reinforcing fiber fabric with a resin material dispensed from a resin dispenser;
- and
- pulling the wetted plurality of panels of reinforcing fiber fabric through a composite forming die to form a composite panel from the plurality of panels of reinforcing fabric.
A continuous process for manufacturing composite friction units, comprising:
- unrolling a plurality of panels of reinforcing fiber fabric from a plurality of rolls of reinforcing fiber fabric;
- pulling the plurality of panels of reinforcing fiber fabric through a plurality of cutouts of a first fabric array gate, each one of the plurality of panels of reinforcing fiber fabric being pulled through a different one of the plurality of cutouts on the first fabric array gate;
- and
- wetting each one of the plurality of panels of reinforcing fiber fabric with a resin material dispensed from a resin dispenser.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.