Conductive composite structure or laminate
OwnerJohn Ellis, Emilie Fisset +1inventors
InventorsJohn Ellis, Emilie Fisset, Elizabeth Dosman
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Abstract
A laminate or structure which comprises a conductive layer, a fibrous layer and a support layer adhering to an outer face of the laminate or structure, the support layer preventing distortion of the conductive layer during slitting of the laminate or structure to form a conductive strip.
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A structure comprising a laminate which comprises a conductive layer which comprises metal and a fibrous layer, said structure further comprising a support layer adhering to an outer face of the laminate, the support layer comprising a flexible polymer sheet, wherein the structure forms a strip, the strip having a substantially rectangular cross-section defining a width and a thickness of the strip, the difference between the maximum width and the minimum width along the length of the strip being less than 0.25 mm.
A process for forming a plurality of conductive strips of prepreg from a structure, the process comprising the steps of:
- providing a structure comprising a laminate which comprises a conductive layer which comprises metal and a fibrous layer, said structure further comprising a support layer adhering to an outer face of the laminate, the support layer comprising a flexible polymer sheet;
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- slitting said structure to form a plurality of conductive strips of prepreg, the conductive strips of prepreg having a substantially rectangular cross-section defining a width and a thickness of the conductive strips of prepreg, the difference between the maximum width and the minimum width along the length of the conductive strips of prepreg being less than 0.25 mm.
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