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Method of making laminated reinforced thermoplastic sheets and articles made therefrom
Assignee: Wiggins Teape Group Ltd
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Filing: 1988-07-11
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Granted: 1990-09-18
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Expires: 2008-07-11
Abstract
Abstract Laminated reinforced thermoplastic sheets are made by preparing first and second porous sheets, each having 20% to 60% by weight of reinforcing fibers having a high modulus of elasticity and 40% to 80% by weight of a thermoplastic material differing from the thermoplastic material in the other sheet and applying heat and pressure to cause the sheets to consolidate and adhere together to form the laminate.
Inventors
- 👤 Ian S. Biggs
- 👤 Bronislaw Radvan
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-08 05:28
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C70/00; B29C70/04; B29C70/06; B29C70/08; B29C70/28; B29C70/40; B29C70/42; B29C70/46; B32; B32B; B32B27/00; B32B27/06; B32B27/065; B32B27/08; B32B27/18; B32B27/20; B32B27/28; B32B27/285; B32B27/288; B32B27/30; B32B27/304; B32B27/34; B32B27/36; B32B27/365; B32B37/00; B32B37/04; B32B38/00; B32B38/0036; B32B38/16; B32B38/164; B32B5/00; B32B5/18; B32B5/20; B32B5/22; B32B5/24; B32B5/26; B32B7/00; B32B7/02; B29K; B29K2101/00; B29K2101/12; B29K2105/00; B29K2105/06; B29K2105/12; B32B2262/00; B32B2262/10; B32B2262/101; B32B2305/00; B32B2305/08; B32B2305/22; B32B2307/00; B32B2307/50; B32B2307/51; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T156/00; Y10T156/10; Y10T156/1002; Y10T156/1043; Y10T156/1044; Y10T156/1048; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249923; Y10T428/249953; Y10T428/249981; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/60; Y10T442/674
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
166 words
A method of making laminated reinforced thermoplastic sheets which includes preparing first and second unconsolidated porous sheets each comprising 20% to 60% by weight of reinforcing fibers having a high modulus of elasticity and 40% to 80% by weight of a thermoplastic material differing from the thermoplastic material in the other sheet, placing the sheets together so that projecting fibers from the adjacent sheets interengage in a boundary zone, and applying heat and pressure to cause the sheets to consolidate and adhere together to form a laminate in which the unconsolidated sheets are formed and dried together by making a first stock of reinforcing fibers and the first thermoplastic material in particulate form, depositing that first stock on the wire of a papermaking machine, partially draining that first stock, making a second stock of reinforcing fibers and the second thermoplastic material in particulate form, depositing that second stock on top of the partially drained first stock, draining the two stocks, and drying the two stocks together.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
166 words
A method of making laminated reinforced thermoplastic sheets which includes preparing first and second unconsolidated porous sheets each comprising 20% to 60% by weight of reinforcing fibers having a high modulus of elasticity and 40% to 80% by weight of a thermoplastic material differing from the thermoplastic material in the other sheet, placing the sheets together so that projecting fibers from the adjacent sheets interengage in a boundary zone, and applying heat and pressure to cause the sheets to consolidate and adhere together to form a laminate in which the unconsolidated sheets are formed and dried together by making a first stock of reinforcing fibers and the first thermoplastic material in particulate form, depositing that first stock on the wire of a papermaking machine, partially draining that first stock, making a second stock of reinforcing fibers and the second thermoplastic material in particulate form, depositing that second stock on top of the partially drained first stock, draining the two stocks, and drying the two stocks together.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
22 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 in which at least one sheet is of high fiber content and remains partially unconsolidated.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 in which at least one sheet is of high fiber content and remains partially expanded after consolidation.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 in which a substantial proportion of the fibers are between 7 and 50 millimeters long and 13 microns or less in diameter.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 in which the fibers are in the form of single discrete glass fibers.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method as claimed in claim 5 in which the discrete glass fibers are not shorter than about 7 millimeters or of a diameter greater than 13 microns.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 in which the thermoplastic materials are polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, acrylonitrilestyrenebutadiene, polyethyleneterephthalate, polybutyleneterephthalate, or polyvinylchloride, both plasticized and unplasticized or alloys or blends of these materials with each other or other polymeric materials.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
57 words
A method as claimed in claim 1 in which the thermoplastic materials are polyphenylene ether or polycarbonates or polyestercarbonates or thermoplastic polyesters or polyetherimides or acrylonitrile-butylacrylate-styrene polymers or amorphous nylon or polyarylene ether ketone or alloys or blends of these materials ether ketone or alloys or blends of these materials with each other or other polymeric materials.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
20 words
An article made from laminated sheets as set forth in claim 1 which has been made by heating and molding.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
10 words
An article made according to the method of claim 8.
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