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US 2009/0214808 A1Published application
Container holding member and method for producing the same
AssigneeIbiden Co., Ltd.
InventorsHideki KATO, Haruhide Shikano, Tomoyuki Ando, Masahiro Yasuda
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Abstract
A container holding member to hold a container includes a basket-shaped mesh body which has a closed-end. The basket-shaped mesh body is formed by weaving a plurality of strands to be arranged diagonally with respect to a central axis of the mesh body. Each of the strands includes a plurality of carbon fibers. A matrix is filled in interstices between the plurality of carbon fibers.
Claims11
A container holding member to hold a container, the container holding member comprising:
- a basket-shaped mesh body having a closed-end and formed by weaving a plurality of strands to be arranged diagonally with respect to a central axis of the mesh body, each of the strands comprising a plurality of carbon fibers;
- and
- a matrix filled in interstices between the plurality of carbon fibers.
A method for producing a container holding member, the method comprising:
- weaving a plurality of strands to be arranged diagonally to form a mesh body including a cylindrical body portion with a central axis and a closed-end, each of the strands comprising a plurality of carbon fibers;
- impregnating the mesh body with a matrix precursor;
- heating the mesh body impregnated with the matrix precursor to cure;
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- carbonizing the cured mesh body.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.