Device for processing fibre-reinforced plastic

The device as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the functional units (4) comprise a compacting unit (23) for compressing the fiber scrim web (6), and/or in that the functional units (4) comprise a heating unit (24) for heating, in particular for adhesively bonding, the fiber scrim web (6), and/or in that the functional units (4) comprise a transverse forming unit (25) for forming the fiber scrim web (6) in a direction transverse to a conveying direction (F), and/or in that the functional units (4) comprise a cutting unit (26) for cutting the fiber scrim web (6), and/or in that the functional units (4) comprise a longitudinal forming unit (27) for forming the fiber scrim web (6), or pieces of the fiber scrim web (6), in a direction along the conveying direction (F).

The device as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the fiber scrim web (6) is a layer construction from at least two layers of fiber-reinforced plastic, in particular carbon fiber-reinforced plastic or glass fiber-reinforced plastic, disposed on top of one another.

The device as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that at least one functional unit (4) is disposed between the primary drive (9) and the secondary drive (11), and/or in that at least one functional unit (4) is disposed between the secondary drive (11) and the further secondary drive (11), preferably in that at least one functional unit (4) is in each case disposed between the drives (9, 11).

The device as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the primary drive (9) and/or the secondary drive (11) and/or the respective further secondary drive (11) have/has a drive roller (31) for driving the fiber scrim web (6);

• in that the drive roller (31) exerts a tensile force and/or compressive force on the fiber scrim web (6), preferably in that the drive roller (31) has a casing or a surface from an elastic material, in particular a foam material.

The device as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the force sensor (13), preferably the force sensor (13) assigned to the secondary drive (11), and/or the respective force sensor (13), in the conveying direction (F) are/is disposed in front of or behind the assigned drive (9, 11), in particular the secondary drive (11), and/or in that the force sensor (13), preferably the force sensor (13) assigned to the secondary drive (11), and/or the respective force sensor (13), are/is disposed in front of the functional unit (4) that in the conveying direction (F) follows the assigned drive (9, 11), in particular the secondary drive (11).

The device as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the force-measuring assembly (12) has a deflection roller (32) on which the fiber scrim web (6) is deflected, preferably in that the deflection roller (32) is mounted so as to be flexible, in particular pivotable, in such a manner that a deflection of the deflection roller (32) is a function of the web tension, furthermore preferably in that the deflection roller (32), transversely to the conveying direction (F), is flexibly mounted on two sides and on both sides is able to be deflected in a mutually independent manner.

The device as claimed in one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the control assembly (10) synchronizes the drives (9, 11) in a superordinate synchronization routine, preferably in that command variables (17) of the feedback-control loops (14, 22) are synchronized in the synchronization routine.

The use of a device (3) as claimed in one of the preceding claims for processing fiber-reinforced plastic, in particular carbon fiber-reinforced plastic or glass fiber-reinforced plastic, preferably for producing structural aircraft components (2) or preforms therefor.