Transparent composite material and method and apparatus for manufacturing the same

A method for manufacturing a transparent composite material comprising:

• preparing a film coated with a transparent resin;
• unidirectionally aligning glass fiber filaments;
• and
• manufacturing a glass fiber plate by embedding the unidirectionally aligned glass fiber filaments in the transparent resin.

An apparatus for manufacturing a transparent composite material comprising:

• a glass fiber supplier to supply glass fiber filaments;
• a spreading unit to unidirectionally spread (align) the glass fiber filaments in a non-intersecting or overlapping manner;
• a resin film supplier to supply a film having a resin thereon;
• a glass fiber plate manufacturing unit to manufacture a glass fiber plate by heat-pressing the aligned glass fiber filaments onto the resin formed on the film;
• and
• a glass fiber plate collecting unit to collect the glass fiber plate.