Device for impregnating fibers with a defined fiber volume content

An apparatus for impregnating fibers with a matrix material, comprising a unit for soaking the fibers with the matrix material, and a unit for setting fiber volume content which comprises at least one opening through which soaked fibers are guided wherein each opening at a minimum opening cross section thereof is dimensioned such that such an amount of the matrix material is removed such that a desired fiber volume content is achieved and the unit for setting the fiber volume content comprises an upper part and a lower part and the opening is configured in each case partially in the lower part and partially in the upper part, wherein the unit for soaking the fibers comprises a bath for receiving the matrix material and wherein the unit for setting the fiber volume content is designed and positioned such that said unit for setting the fiber volume content is submerged in the bath on a first side on which the fibers are fed and a second side on which the fibers exit from the unit for setting the fiber volume content lies outside the bath, wherein the unit for setting the fiber volume content has a nozzle with the opening having the minimum opening cross section, said nozzle protruding into the matrix material, and a duct which adjoins the nozzle and through which the soaked fibers are guided and which terminates outside the matrix material, wherein the duct has a cross-sectional face such that the soaked fibers do not contact the wall of the duct.