Prepreg tape assembly
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorAnthony Mark Thompson
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Abstract
A prepreg tape assembly for impregnating a dry fiber tow to make composite components. The prepreg tape assembly can include a bath defining a slurry reservoir, a series of rollers located in the bath, and a take-up drum located outside of the slurry reservoir. The prepreg tape assembly also includes a first metering device capable of metering slurry, where the first metering device has a tow passage. The tow passage includes an inlet and an outlet, where the inlet of the tow passage overlies or is located in the slurry reservoir.
Claims19
A prepreg tape assembly for impregnating a dry fiber tow, the prepreg tape assembly comprising:
- a bath defining a slurry reservoir;
- a series of rollers located in the bath;
- a first metering device having a tow passage with an inlet and an outlet, wherein the first metering device extends from a first end located below a surface of the slurry reservoir to a second end located above the surface of the slurry reservoir, and wherein the first end defines the inlet and the second end defines the outlet with the inlet within the slurry reservoir;
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- a take-up drum located out of the slurry reservoir.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.