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US 2011/0088841 A1Published application
Apparatus and method of impregnating fibrous webs
OwnerKristin L. Thunhorst, Mikhail L. Pekurovskyinventors
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to an apparatus and method of impregnating fibrous webs. An apparatus generally includes a volume of liquid curable resin having a liquid surface, and a liquid curable resin (310) saturated roll of fibrous web (320) at least partially submerged in the volume of resin. The apparatus is configured to unwind the liquid curable resin saturated roll of fibrous web such that the fibrous web separates from the roll of fibrous web below the liquid surface and forms a resin impregnated fibrous web.
Claims16
An apparatus, comprising:
- a volume of liquid curable resin having a liquid surface;
- and
- a liquid curable resin saturated roll of fibrous web at least partially submerged in the volume of resin, the apparatus configured to unwind the roll of fibrous web such that the fibrous web separates from the roll of fibrous web below the liquid surface and forms a resin impregnated fibrous web.
A method of impregnating a fibrous web, comprising:
- disposing a liquid curable resin saturated roll of fibrous web at least partially in a volume of liquid curable resin and having a liquid surface;
- unwinding the liquid curable resin saturated roll of fibrous web such that the fibrous web separates from the liquid curable resin saturated roll of fibrous web below the liquid surface and forms a resin impregnated fibrous web;
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- curing the resin impregnated fibrous web to form a cured resin impregnated fibrous web.
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