Molding material containing reinforcing fibers, method for producing molded articles using same and safety shoe toe cap
AssigneeYKK Corporation
InventorsYoshiharu Tanaka, Takato Takizawa
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Abstract
A molding material comprising a reinforcing fiber 1 bundle evenly sheathed by a resin layer 2 and having an oblong shape with at least two lengthwise faces that are flat faces 3; and a method involving thermal preforming of a given amount of the molding material and placing the preformed material into a mold for molding through application of heat and pressure, affording lightweight high-strength molded articles, such as safety shoe toe caps, in high yield.
Claims17
A molding material containing reinforcing fibers, comprising a reinforcing fiber bundle evenly sheathed by a resin layer and having an oblong shape with at least two lengthwise faces that are flat faces.
A method for producing a molded article containing reinforcing fibers, comprising premolding a given quantity of a molding material of an oblong shape comprising a reinforcing fiber bundle evenly sheathed by a resin layer and having at least two lengthwise faces that are flat faces;
- and placing the preformed material into) a mold and applying heat and pressure to effect molding.
A safety shoe toe cap, produced by assembly and consolidation of an oblong molding material comprising a reinforcing fiber bundle evenly sheathed by a resin layer and having at least two lengthwise faces that are flat faces.
An article, comprising a safety shoe toe cap having reinforcing fibers in bundle form.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.