US5393822A
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Chopped carbon fiber strands coated with resin and molding obtained therefrom
Assignee: JFE Steel Corp
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Filing: 1992-12-07
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Granted: 1995-02-28
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Expires: 2012-12-07
Abstract
Abstract Resin-coated chopped carbon fiber stands for direct injection molding including chopped carbon fiber strands coated with 20-50 parts by weight of a thermosetting resin and 0.5-30 parts by weight of an urethane resin based on 100 parts by weight of the carbon 2iber chopped strands.
Inventors
- 👤 Motoi Marumoto
- 👤 Eiji Fujisawa
- 👤 Hiroaki Shono
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 20:39
CPC Classifications
D; D01; D01F; D01F11/00; D01F11/10; D01F11/14; C; C08; C08J; C08J5/00; C08J5/04; C08J5/06
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
45 words
Resin-coated chopped carbon fiber strands for direct injection molding comprising chopped carbon fiber strands coated with 20-50 parts by weight of a thermosetting resin and 0.5-30 parts by weight of a urethane resin based on 100 parts by weight of the chopped carbon fiber strands.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
45 words
Resin-coated chopped carbon fiber strands for direct injection molding comprising chopped carbon fiber strands coated with 20-50 parts by weight of a thermosetting resin and 0.5-30 parts by weight of a urethane resin based on 100 parts by weight of the chopped carbon fiber strands.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
34 words
The resin-coated chopped carbon fiber strands according to claim 1 wherein the amount of the urethane resin is 1-20 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the chopped carbon fiber strands.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
20 words
The resin-coated chopped carbon fiber strands according to claim 1 wherein the weight ratio of thermosetting resin/urethane resin is 99/1-70/30.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
34 words
The resin-coated chopped carbon fiber strands according to claim 1 wherein the amount of the thermosetting resin is 15-30 parts by weight and the amount of the urethane resin is 1-20 parts by weight.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
22 words
The resin-coated chopped carbon fiber strands according to claim 1 wherein the length of the chopped carbon fiber strands is 1-50 mm.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
The resin-coated chopped carbon fiber strands according to claim 1 wherein the diameter of filaments which constitute the chopped carbon fiber strands is 3-23μ and the number of the filaments which constitute each chopped carbon fiber strand is 100-100,000.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
62 words
The resin-coated chopped carbon fiber strands according to claim 1 wherein the thermosetting resin comprises at least one resin selected from the group consisting of epoxy resins, phenolic resins, unsaturated polyester resins and diallyl phthalate resins, and the urethane resin comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of thermoplastic urethane elastomers and urethane resins having no terminal isocyanate groups.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
20 words
The resin-coated chopped carbon fiber strands according to claim 1 wherein the molecular weight of the urethane resin is 1,000-300,000.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
A molding obtained by directly injection molding the resin-coated chopped carbon fiber strands of claim 1 alone, or optionally, together with a at least one resin selected from the group consisting of thermosetting resin and thermoplastic resin.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
20 words
The resin-coated chopped carbon fiber strands according to claim 8 wherein the molecular weight of the urethane resin is 10,000-100,000.
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