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Method for making variable cross section pultruded thermoplastic composite articles
Assignee: Phillips Petroleum Co
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Filing: 1989-02-10
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Granted: 1991-06-25
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Expires: 2009-02-10
Abstract
Abstract An article of manufacture comprises a pultruded thermoplastic composite body having at least two integral sections of different cross-sectional shapes. This is produced by a method and/or in an apparatus wherein an elongated body of reinforced thermoplastic material is pulled through a plurality of dies and the plurality of dies are operated independently of each other so that any combination of the dies can be selected to operate on the elongated body for imparting to at least a portion of the body the cross-sectional shape of the selected one or ones of the dies.
Inventors
- 👤 James E. O'Connor
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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2026-11-07 11:34
CPC Classifications
B; B29; B29C; B29C70/00; B29D; B29D99/00; B29D99/0003; B29D99/0007; B29C70/04; B29C70/28; B29C70/40; B29C70/50; B29C70/52; B29C2793/00; B29C2793/009; B29K; B29K2081/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 17
Claim 1
Independent Claim
103 words
A method of making a length of a thermoplastic product with different cross-sectional shapes in a pultrusion process, comprising the steps of: (a) forming the length of the thermoplastic product to have a first cross-sectional shape; (b) converting at least a portion of the length of the thermoplastic product having the first cross-sectional shape to have a second cross-sectional shape; and (c) stopping said step (b) while continuing said step (a) so that one section of the length of the thermoplastic product has the second cross-sectional shape and a trailing section of the length of the thermoplastic product has the first cross-sectional shape.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
103 words
A method of making a length of a thermoplastic product with different cross-sectional shapes in a pultrusion process, comprising the steps of: (a) forming the length of the thermoplastic product to have a first cross-sectional shape; (b) converting at least a portion of the length of the thermoplastic product having the first cross-sectional shape to have a second cross-sectional shape; and (c) stopping said step (b) while continuing said step (a) so that one section of the length of the thermoplastic product has the second cross-sectional shape and a trailing section of the length of the thermoplastic product has the first cross-sectional shape.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method as defined in claim 1, further comprising the step of cutting the length of the thermoplastic product into pieces having one or more selected cross-sectional shapes.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
29 words
A method as defined in claim 1, further comprising the step of forming the length of the thermoplastic product to have a fiber strand in a poly(arylene sulfide) matrix.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
24 words
A method as defined in claim 1, further comprising the step of forming the length of the thermoplastic product from a poly(arylene sulfide) prepreg.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
141 words
A method of forming a continuous reinforced thermoplastic article of variable cross-sectional shape, comprising the steps of: (a) pulling a continuous reinforced thermoplastic material sequentially through at least two closed dies wherein a first die has a first cross-sectional shape and a second die has a second cross-sectional shape so that the reinforced thermoplastic material at an outlet of the second die has a cross-sectional shape the same as said second cross-sectional shape; and (b) opening the second die and continuing to pull the reinforced thermoplastic material through the closed first die so that the reinforced thermoplastic material has integrally formed to the portion thereof having the cross-sectional shape the same as said second cross-sectional shape a portion having a cross-sectional shape the same as said first cross-sectional shape whereby a continuous reinforced thermoplastic article of variable cross-sectional shape is formed.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
141 words
A method of forming a continuous reinforced thermoplastic article of variable cross-sectional shape, comprising the steps of: (a) pulling a continuous reinforced thermoplastic material sequentially through at least two closed dies wherein a first die has a first cross-sectional shape and a second die has a second cross-sectional shape so that the reinforced thermoplastic material at an outlet of the second die has a cross-sectional shape the same as said second cross-sectional shape; and (b) opening the second die and continuing to pull the reinforced thermoplastic material through the closed first die so that the reinforced thermoplastic material has integrally formed to the portion thereof having the cross-sectional shape the same as said second cross-sectional shape a portion having a cross-sectional shape the same as said first cross-sectional shape whereby a continuous reinforced thermoplastic article of variable cross-sectional shape is formed.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as defined in claim 5, further comprising the step of cutting the continuous reinforced plastic article into pieces having one or more selected cross-sectional shapes.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as defined in claim 5, further comprising the step of forming the reinforced thermoplastic material, including combining a fiber strand with a poly(arylene sulfide) matrix.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
26 words
A method as defined in claim 5, further comprising the step of forming the reinforced thermoplastic material, including heating and consolidating a plurality of prepreg members.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
152 words
A method of forming a continuous reinforced thermoplastic article of variable cross-sectional shape, comprising the steps of: (a) pulling a continuous body of reinforced thermoplastic material through a plurality, n, of dies, each die having a respective cross-sectional shape wherein the nth die is the last one through which the body of reinforced thermoplastic material is pulled; (b) simultaneously forming with the n dies different portions of the body of reinforced thermoplastic material to have the respective cross-sectional shape of each of the dies, wherein the leading end of the body of reinforced thermoplastic material has the shape formed by the nth die; and (c) stopping at least the nth die from acting on the body of reinforced thermoplastic material so that the leading end of the body then has a foremost segment with a cross-sectional shape formed by the nth die and an integral trailing segment of a different cross-sectional shape.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
152 words
A method of forming a continuous reinforced thermoplastic article of variable cross-sectional shape, comprising the steps of: (a) pulling a continuous body of reinforced thermoplastic material through a plurality, n, of dies, each die having a respective cross-sectional shape wherein the nth die is the last one through which the body of reinforced thermoplastic material is pulled; (b) simultaneously forming with the n dies different portions of the body of reinforced thermoplastic material to have the respective cross-sectional shape of each of the dies, wherein the leading end of the body of reinforced thermoplastic material has the shape formed by the nth die; and (c) stopping at least the nth die from acting on the body of reinforced thermoplastic material so that the leading end of the body then has a foremost segment with a cross-sectional shape formed by the nth die and an integral trailing segment of a different cross-sectional shape.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
27 words
A method as defined in claim 9, further comprising the step of cutting the continuous reinforced plastic article into pieces having one or more selected cross-sectional shapes.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
30 words
A method as defined in claim 9, further comprising the step of forming the body of reinforced thermoplastic material, including combining a fiber strand with a poly (arylene sulfide) matrix.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
28 words
A method as defined in claim 9, further comprising the step of forming the body of reinforced thermoplastic material, including heating and consolidating a plurality of prepreg members.
Claim 16
Independent Claim
149 words
A method of forming a continuous reinforced thermoplastic article of variable cross-sectional shape, comprising the steps of: (a) pulling a first portion of a continuous reinforced thermoplastic material through a first die having a first cross-sectional shape, wherein the first die is closed so that the reinforced thermoplastic material at an outlet of the first die has a cross-sectional shape the same as said first cross-sectional shape; and (b) opening the first die and pulling a second portion of the reinforced thermoplastic material through a second die having a second cross-sectional shape, wherein the second die is closed so that the reinforced thermoplastic material has integrally formed to the first portion thereof having the cross-sectional shape the same as said first cross-sectional shape the second portion having a cross-sectional shape the same as said second cross-sectional shape whereby a continuous reinforced thermoplastic article of variable cross-sectional shape is formed.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
149 words
A method of forming a continuous reinforced thermoplastic article of variable cross-sectional shape, comprising the steps of: (a) pulling a first portion of a continuous reinforced thermoplastic material through a first die having a first cross-sectional shape, wherein the first die is closed so that the reinforced thermoplastic material at an outlet of the first die has a cross-sectional shape the same as said first cross-sectional shape; and (b) opening the first die and pulling a second portion of the reinforced thermoplastic material through a second die having a second cross-sectional shape, wherein the second die is closed so that the reinforced thermoplastic material has integrally formed to the first portion thereof having the cross-sectional shape the same as said first cross-sectional shape the second portion having a cross-sectional shape the same as said second cross-sectional shape whereby a continuous reinforced thermoplastic article of variable cross-sectional shape is formed.
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