Molded product of fiber reinforced composite material and method
AssigneeHonda Motor Co., Ltd.
InventorsYasuo Yamane, Kazuhito Nakao, Satoshi Hirawaki, Kazumi Saito
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Abstract
A molded product of fiber reinforced composite material is provided, which includes a substantially flat portion and a shaping portion that is molded to be more complex in shape than the flat portion. The substantially flat portion has a first parent material and a reinforcing material made of long-fiber sheet, and the shaping portion has a second parent material and short fibers.
Claims5
A molded product of fiber reinforced composite material comprising:
- a substantially flat portion;
- and
- a shaping portion which is molded to be more complex in shape than the substantially flat portion,
- wherein the substantially flat portion has a first parent material and a reinforcing material made of long-fiber sheet, and
- wherein the shaping portion has a second parent material and short fibers.
A method for manufacturing a molded product of fiber reinforced composite material comprising a substantially flat portion and a shaping portion which is molded to be more complex in shape than the substantially flat portion, the method comprising the steps of:
- forming a long-fiber base material with a first parent material and a reinforcing material made of long-fiber sheet;
- forming a short-fiber base material with a second parent material and short fibers;
- placing the long-fiber base material on a first portion of a mandrel which is tailored for molding the substantially flat portion, and placing the short-fiber base material on a second portion of the mandrel which is tailored for molding the shaping portion;
- and
- conducting an operation of pressing and heating for the long-fiber base material and the short-fiber base material with the mandrel.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.