Device and method for impregnating fiber structures

A method for producing a fiber-reinforced component, comprising the following steps:

• (a) impregnating a fiber structure with a matrix material in an apparatus for impregnating fiber structures with a matrix material, the apparatus comprising a lower part having a bath for receiving the matrix material and a draining unit, wherein the draining unit comprises at least one wiper having a wiping edge, over which the impregnated fiber structure is guided during operation, and a surface inclined in the direction of the bath, by which matrix material draining from the fiber structure can return into the bath, as well as a cover, on which a deflection unit, by which the fiber structure is pressed into the bath when the cover is mounted, is mounted, a gap respectively being formed, when the cover is mounted, between the cover and the lower part on the sides by which the fiber structure is guided into the apparatus and emerges from the apparatus, wherein at least one wiper, which presses from above with a wiping edge on the impregnated fiber structure when the cover is mounted, is mounted on the cover, and
• (b) shaping the impregnated fiber structure to form the component.