Forming device and forming method

A forming device for forming a laminate in which a plurality of sheet materials containing reinforced fibers are laminated, the forming device comprising:

• a forming tool including
• a first forming member configured to come into contact with a first surface of the laminate,
• a second forming member configured to come into contact with a second surface of the laminate, and
• a maintaining member configured to maintain a state in which a first region of the laminate is sandwiched between the first forming member and the second forming member and disposed along a predetermined direction;
• a first forming sheet including one end fixed to the second forming member at a position facing a second region adjacent to the first region;
• and
• a movement mechanism configured to move another end of the first forming sheet, wherein
• the first forming member includes
• a first contact surface extending along the predetermined direction while coming into contact with the first region of the laminate, and
• a first forming surface inclined at a first predetermined angle with respect to the predetermined direction, and
• the movement mechanism performs a forming operation of moving the another end of the first forming sheet in contact with the second surface of the laminate, thereby pressing the first surface of the laminate against the first forming surface to bend the laminate.

A forming method for forming, by a forming device, a laminate in which a plurality of sheet materials containing reinforced fibers are laminated, wherein

• the forming device includes
• a forming tool including
• a first forming member configured to come into contact with a first surface of the laminate,
• a second forming member configured to come into contact with a second surface of the laminate, and
• a maintaining member configured to maintain a state in which a first region of the laminate is sandwiched between the first forming member and the second forming member and disposed along a predetermined direction, and
• a first forming sheet including
• one end fixed to the second forming member at a position facing a second region adjacent to the first region, and
• another end fixed to a first predetermined position,
• the first forming member includes
• a first contact surface extending along the predetermined direction while coming into contact with the first region of the laminate, and
• a first forming surface inclined at a first predetermined angle with respect to the predetermined direction, and
• the forming method comprises forming the laminate, the forming including performing a forming operation of rotating the forming tool around a rotation axis orthogonal to the predetermined direction, thereby pressing, by the first forming sheet in contact with the second surface of the laminate, the first surface of the laminate against the first forming surface to bend the laminate.

A forming method for forming, by a forming device, a laminate in which a plurality of sheet materials containing reinforced fibers are laminated, wherein

• the forming device includes
• a forming tool including
• a first forming member configured to come into contact with a first surface of the laminate,
• a second forming member configured to come into contact with a second surface of the laminate, and
• a maintaining member configured to maintain a state in which a first region of the laminate is sandwiched between the first forming member and the second forming member and disposed along a predetermined direction, and
• a first forming sheet including one end fixed to the second forming member at a position facing a second region adjacent to the first region,
• the first forming member includes
• a first contact surface extending along the predetermined direction while coming into contact with the first region of the laminate, and
• a first forming surface inclined at a first predetermined angle with respect to the predetermined direction, and
• the forming method comprises forming the laminate, the forming including performing a forming operation of moving another end of the first forming sheet in contact with the second surface of the laminate, thereby pressing the first surface of the laminate against the first forming surface to bend the laminate.