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Carbon fiber-reinforced gypsum models and forming molds

Assignee: Noritake Co Ltd
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Filing: 1984-04-19
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Granted: 1985-11-12
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Expires: 2004-04-19
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Abstract

Abstract Gypsum models and molds made of a gypsum structure uniformly dispersing therein carbon fibers having a predetermined length in a defined range of amount are described. The molds include various types of molds such as original mold, basic mold, forming mold and the like. A method for manufacturing these molds is also described in which sizing agents deposited on carbon fibers are decomposed and removed by heating or dissolution in solvent, separating the carbon fibers into single fibers in water, adding a major part of gypsum powder to the carbon fiber dispersed water to obtain a gypsum slurry dispersing uniformly those single fibers, and casting the slurry in a case mold to obtain forming molds. A method for manufacturing white wares is also described in which a pottery or porcelain slip is casted into the gypsum forming molds, removing the resulting green product from the mold after hardening and drying the green products. Gypsum powder materials comprising carbon fibers and a method for making the same are also described.

Inventors

  • 👤 Yoshiaki Hattori
  • 👤 Makoto Ishihara

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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CPC Classifications
B; B28; B28B; B28B1/00; B28B1/52; B28B7/00; B28B7/34; B28B7/346; C; C04; C04B; C04B14/00; C04B14/38; C04B14/386; C04B20/00; C04B20/0048

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim 51 words
A carbon fiber-reinforced gypsum model comprising a gypsum structure of a matrix, said structure of a matrix comprising gypsum and from 5 to 200 mm long carbon fibers uniformly dispersed therein in the form of single fibers in an amount rainging from 0.008 to 2.0 wt % based on said gypsum.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 51 words
A carbon fiber-reinforced gypsum model comprising a gypsum structure of a matrix, said structure of a matrix comprising gypsum and from 5 to 200 mm long carbon fibers uniformly dispersed therein in the form of single fibers in an amount rainging from 0.008 to 2.0 wt % based on said gypsum.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 42 words
A carbon fiber-reinforced gypsum model according to claim 1, wherein from 5 to 100 mm long carbon fibers is uniformly dispersed in the gypsum structure of a matrix in an amount of from 0.008 to 0.9 wt % based on said gypsum.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 56 words
A carbon fiber-reinforced gypsum forming mold or its preceding molds, comprising a gypsum structure of a matrix, said structure of a matrix comprising gypsum and from 5 to 100 mm long carbon fibers uniformly dispersed therein in the form of single fibers in an amount ranging from 0.008 to 0.9 wt % based on said gypsum.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 56 words
A carbon fiber-reinforced gypsum forming mold or its preceding molds, comprising a gypsum structure of a matrix, said structure of a matrix comprising gypsum and from 5 to 100 mm long carbon fibers uniformly dispersed therein in the form of single fibers in an amount ranging from 0.008 to 0.9 wt % based on said gypsum.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 36 words
A carbon fiber-reinforced gypsum forming mold or its preceding molds according to claim 3, wherein said forming mold is a slip casting mold, a press forming mold, an extrusion forming mold, or an injection forming mold.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 51 words
A carbon fiber-reinforced gypsum forming mold or its preceding molds according to any one of claims 3 through 4, wherein from 15 to 30 mm long carbon fibers are uniformly dispersed in the gypsum structure of a matrix in an amount of 0.05 to 0.3 wt % based on the gypsum.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 96 words
A fiber-reinforced gypsum forming mold or its preceding molds comprising: (a) being applied to a forming method by using raw materials for pottery, porcelain or refractories, fine ceramics materials which are free from clay minerals, the other plastic raw materials or a pulp slurry for manufacturing paper wares; (b) being composed of a gypsum structure of a matrix, said structure of a matrix comprising gypsum and from 5 to 100 mm long reinforcing fibers uniformly dispersed therein in the form of single fibers in amount ranging from 0.008 to 0.9 wt % based on said gypsum.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 96 words
A fiber-reinforced gypsum forming mold or its preceding molds comprising: (a) being applied to a forming method by using raw materials for pottery, porcelain or refractories, fine ceramics materials which are free from clay minerals, the other plastic raw materials or a pulp slurry for manufacturing paper wares; (b) being composed of a gypsum structure of a matrix, said structure of a matrix comprising gypsum and from 5 to 100 mm long reinforcing fibers uniformly dispersed therein in the form of single fibers in amount ranging from 0.008 to 0.9 wt % based on said gypsum.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 35 words
A fiber-reinforced gypsum forming mold or its preceding molds, according to claim 6, wherein said forming mold is a slip casting mold, a press forming mold, an extrusion forming mold, or an injection forming mold.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 28 words
A fiber-reinforced gypsum forming mold or its preceding molds, according to claim 6, wherein said forming mold is a forming mold for jiggering pottery or porcelain white wares.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 26 words
A fiber-reinforced gypsum forming mold or its preceding molds, according to any one of claims 6 to claim 8, wherein said fiber is a carbon fiber.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 79 words
A carbon fiber-reinforced gypsum model comprising a gypsum structure of a matrix said gypsum structure of a matrix comprising gypsum and from 5 to 200 mm long carbon fibers uniformly dispersed therein in the form of single fibers in an amount ranging from 0.008 to 2.0 wt % based on said gypsum, an external surface of said gypsum mold being covered with gypsum of less content of carbon fibers comprising with the content of carbon fibers in inner portion.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 79 words
A carbon fiber-reinforced gypsum model comprising a gypsum structure of a matrix said gypsum structure of a matrix comprising gypsum and from 5 to 200 mm long carbon fibers uniformly dispersed therein in the form of single fibers in an amount ranging from 0.008 to 2.0 wt % based on said gypsum, an external surface of said gypsum mold being covered with gypsum of less content of carbon fibers comprising with the content of carbon fibers in inner portion.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 42 words
A carbon fiber-reinforced gypsum model according to claim 10, wherein from 5 to 100 mm long carbon fibers are uniformly dispersed in the gypsum of the matrix body in an amount of from 0.008 to 0.9 wt % based on the gypsum.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 76 words
A carbon fiber-reinforced gypsum mold or its preceding molds for forming white wares comprising a gypsum structure of a matrix, said structure of matrix comprising gypsum and from 5 to 100 mm long carbon fibers uniformly dispersed therein in the form of single fibers in an amount ranging from 0.008 to 0.9 wt % based on said gypsum, a forming surface of said gypsum mold being covered with pure gypsum which is free from carbon fibers.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 76 words
A carbon fiber-reinforced gypsum mold or its preceding molds for forming white wares comprising a gypsum structure of a matrix, said structure of matrix comprising gypsum and from 5 to 100 mm long carbon fibers uniformly dispersed therein in the form of single fibers in an amount ranging from 0.008 to 0.9 wt % based on said gypsum, a forming surface of said gypsum mold being covered with pure gypsum which is free from carbon fibers.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 45 words
A carbon fiber-reinforced gypsum mold or its preceding molds, according to claim 12, wherein from 15 to 30 mm long carbon fibers are uniformly dispersed in the gypsum of the matrix in an amount of from 0.05 to 0.3 wt % based on the gypsum.

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